In recent days, USA She was shaken by a wave of violence: there were several mass shootings in Texas and California, as well as in New York. The accusation was punctual: the people who opened fire were misled Video games and the Internet in general.
For the accusation is submitted Fox News, an all-news channel founded by Rupert Murdoch. The video, which was relaunched on Twitter, cannot be misunderstood. “Shooting seems to have become a much worse problem since video games have become so realistic and violent.” A phrase that clearly sparked a lot of controversy, at least on Twitter. “Weird how the rest of the world plays video games and there are no mass shootings,” one of the most voted comments in response to the video.
We don’t even want (and can’t) do a Fox News review. juxtaposition Video games To violence is certainly old and It seems to have been mostly suggested by people who probably had nothing to do with this world And this industry. The story is always the same and in fact the problem concerns not only the USA, but also other countries, in addition to Italy, where now someone decides regularly to divulge incorrect information or simply out of context. But what the presenter must challenge is the real reasons behind the shooting.
Fox host: Looks like those [shootings] Things have only gotten worse since video games have become so realistic and so violent pic.twitter.com/wil6FRPoir
– Nikki McCann Ramirez (@NikkiMcR) May 15 2022
The 18-year-old who opened fire in Buffalo, Texas, was not “misled” by video games. He did this by following the theories of the far right. In fact, the boy shot a community of people of color. Elements such as propaganda prompted a young boy, even if not of age, to voluntarily kill 10 people. The fact that everything was broadcast live on Twitch does not connect video games with this terrible event: the American far right is strong with a wide network of contacts and organizations such as Q-Anon, who spread their theories using all social media. And all platforms that allow you to express an opinion or opinion or simply provide spaces for speaking.
The motive for the other mass shootings (which took place in California and New York) was not disclosed.
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