So apparently there have been some people who have protested the sale of Medal of Honor and because of this it is not being sold in Military Bases. While this may not affect us at all it goes to show how stupid people really are and by censoring what we can and can't play they are practically giving up our freedom that we have earned the right to by fighting for it.
Electronic Arts spokesman Jeff Brown on Friday issued a statement that said in part: "The criticism
of 'Medal of Honor' is disappointing because I can't think of another interactive game that has gone to such lengths to convey respect for soldiers. From the very first day of development, the 'Medal of Honor' development team has been dedicated to creating an homage to the soldiers who fight the Taliban in Afghanistan.''
Saying EA feels "a deep sympathy and respect for the soldiers and people with family members killed or wounded in Afghanistan,'' Brown wrote that "we don't see a distinction between a film like 'Hurt Locker' and a game like 'Medal of Honor.' We don't agree that it's OK to depict the war in films and books, but not in games. We don't see a moral difference."
I thank every soldier that has fought in the war whether its Iraq, WWII, WWI, Vietnam, The Korean War, etc. I thank each and every one of them for going out there and fighting for what we believe in. I do believe every one has a right to their own opinion but when their opinion affects my liberty, I cannot just sit down and let it happen.
Karen Meredith's is one of the many moms that has protested the sale of Medal of Honor. "The fact that the Army has responded this way tells me that I'm not the only one upset about this,'' she said Friday. "Now I want EA to pull the game on their own because it's the right thing to do.''
This isn't the right thing to do because by banning the game they're practically telling us to shut up. I may never understand how Karen Meredith feels and only people who have lost loved ones can
but at the same time I believe that she's protesting to the wrong people. Why doesn't she protest at the white house, to George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Condalissa Rice, etc. Heck why not movies that portray the war in Iraq like the Hurt Locker. If she doesn't like the little freedom that the US gives us why doesn't she move. If you don't like it here leave it's that simple. Thanks to people like that all our freedoms are being taken away with censorship. We might as well not be called the Land of the Free we should be called Land of people that give up their freedoms.
AAFES said "We regret any inconvenience this may cause authorized shoppers, but are optimistic that they will understand the sensitivity to the life-and-death scenarios this product presents as entertainment," Casella said in a statement. "As a military command with a retail mission, we serve a very unique customer base that has, or possibly will, witness combat in real life."
But Army Pvt. Mitchell Blackburn in Bamberg, Germany, complained to Stars and Stripes newspaper that those who banished the game "are not giving people the credit to distinguish fiction from reality. People know it is a video game. "... Just because you are playing as [the Taliban] does not mean you really want to kill Americans or coalition forces."
I guess people will always need something to blame even though we are blaming the wrong thing just because it's related to whats going on.
-Donny De Leon
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