Chavez: Games 'Poison' Spread By US To Destabilize, Sell Weapons
Recently, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez followed up last October's approval of a ban on imported video games and toy weapons with a tirade against games on his weekly radio show, 'Crazy Talk & Kitten Pie' 'Alo Presidente'.
Specifically, Chavez (sans illusory mouse ears) took aim at the Sony PlayStation, calling it "poison" and mentioning that "some games teach you to kill." To up the ante, Chavez pointed out that games with bombs were sold by capitalist countries with the intention of seeding violence - so they can "later sell weapons."
"[These games] promote the need for cigarettes, drugs and alcohol so they can sell them. That's capitalism, the road to hell."
Chavez then announced that Venezuela should be producing "educational games" and "little indigenous dolls" to sell in the place of Barbie, who has "nothing to do with our culture."
Wow, way to sucker punch Barbie in the face on the way out, Hugo. Maybe you need to have a little chat with Snookie.
Chavez: PlayStation is Poison [GamePolitics]
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Posted to Miscellany on 18 January 2010
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Further evidence that Chavez is a Mickey-Mouse despot.
At first glance I thought the picture was him wearing Mickey Mouse ears
I thinks he looks awesome in this pic! But his comment however...
Has he ever heard of Tropico?
politicians are about as specialised in recognising underlying threats in mass media as i am a gynocologist.
That photo looks remarkably like the "Bim Bam Boom" singer from "Forbidden Zone." Check this out about 1:25 in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Uh-AFFDys