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Originally Posted by EddyBeers
Why don't all these other factors affect Canadians like they do Americans?
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Who said they didn't?
In fact, I would wager that they have the same influence, but they are working with a different 'canvas' of a person who is otherwise influenced by things like 'gun culture' to possibly produce different outcomes.
Let me clear here, I do not think that video games cause violence in any direct way. I do not even think they are anything more than a very minor influence in the much larger picture. I am simply stating that exposure to violence in the media, even video game violence, especially at a young age will desensitize a person towards violence.
How this impacts someone in the long run, I really have no comment on, other than to say that a kid playing Call of Duty will likely have no noticeable increase in problems associated with this desensitization than someone who just watched your typical prime time TV.