h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

And even than - as I say, that's not even the purpose the games are put to. They're not about dehumanising. They're about training a bunch of soldiers to work as a team.

Working as a team, so they can kill better!

Yes, that is indeed true.

*However* it is not the same as - and somewhat opposite to - saying that the games are turning soldiers into frenzied killers. Thus Squiggles need not necessarily be concerned if he sees a teenage neighbour loping down the road carrying his daddy's rifle.

Which you knew.

End with a song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tUdUVmnWNc

"Which you knew."

That I did... I just couldn't resist...

I'm reminded of the bit in 'Alice's Restaurant' where Arlo Guthrie jumps around the psychiatrist office saying:

'I wanna KILL!!!'

'You're just the kind of boy we need.'

There is one game which I think irresponsibly promotes warfare, because the sole aim is to annihilate your opponent in a frighteningly cold, clinical fashion.
It's called 'Chess'.

Yup. Look where chess leads:

http://tgr.ph/5ZOlp

Photoshopped or what!
Never trust an art teacher.

~jwf~

To quote Alexei Sayle:

'I grew up in a Communist household. Over the mantle piece we had a photograph of Uncle Joe Stalin scoring the winning goal for Liverpool in the FA cup final...One of the best retouching jobs the KGB ever did.'