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    Venezuela Launches Imprudent Assault on Video Games

    Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It

    Horny Evangelical Christian Senator Got Mommy and Daddy to Bribe His Piece on the Side

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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/28/09

    In reply to Venezuela Launches Imprudent Assault on Video Games
    Andrew, considering that at the start of Chavez's presidency he was briefly removed from power by a coup sponsored and implemented by the US, I kind of don't think that he would want US military forces in Venezuela.

    Also, as has been pointed out, you linked to an article about Columbia. And even in that article, Chavez opposed US military presence.
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    Image of Thomas Paladino Thomas Paladino
    08/28/09

    In reply to Venezuela Launches Imprudent Assault on Video Games
    Or maybe its that Chavez is a megalomanical lunatic who just wants to control everything, and video games are fast becoming web-based and therefore a new communication/organizational tool, thus requiring him to quickly stamp them out in the name of 'violent content' before anyone realized their potential?
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/28/09

    @Thomas Paladino: Well, that's about the most fucking typical thing i've read all day. Do you just write down this shit verbatim from Bill O'Reily's show? Or do you scrawl this crap in a notebook while sitting on the can?
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    Image of celery celery
    08/28/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: You sure showed him, Chavez.
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    Image of gooneruk gooneruk
    08/28/09

    In reply to Venezuela Launches Imprudent Assault on Video Games
    In this case, as in so many others, it seems that politicians are blind to the difference between causation and correlation. It's really not a difficult concept...
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    Image of Cynical Media Bitch Cynical Media Bitch
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    In my parents' house oversleeping meant a cold shower, because the water heater wasn't designed for five kids in high school and junior high at the same time.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    ..But are the parents savvy enough to text/Facebook their kids in the proper argot? I’m pretty convinced that by this point the entire Z Generation has lapsed into Middle English. Unless you text them something like, "Waiq upp, Peenutt, Mug off hawt Milkk w8tin 4 u in ze Kitchun," they won't even know WTF you’re talking about.
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    Image of michaellamb michaellamb
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    Your moms woke you up? Mine just let me oversleep to deal with the consequences myself.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/10/09

    @michaellamb: Seriously; I woke up at 5:45 AM for high school--fat chance of having someone gently shake your shoulder at that hour, let alone crafting a "good morning!" text.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    I‘m so happy I grew up with Little Rascals reruns on WPIX. And a mom & dad who liked watching them with me as well.
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    Image of limber limber
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    My mother would never go in for these text-messaging wakeup shenanigans.
    Not for any good-parenting reason -- I just know for a fact that she enjoyed starting off the day by storming our rooms like they were Normandy beaches. I believe she thought back to the shocked and terrified looks on our drowsy faces later in the day, and smiled fondly.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    08/10/09

    @limber: Did your dad do this?
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    Image of flossy flossy
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    Frankly, I find this more civilized than the alternatives my family had when I was a kid. If I didn't respond in time to the "Wake up STOP It's time for breakfast STOP Get dressed now or you'll be late for school STOP" telegram, my parents would resort to more drastic measures. If you've ever had the experience of opening your eyes to a flock of carrier pigeons bearing the message "Get the hell up!", you would welcome the dulcet tones of a text message chime, believe you me.
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    Mr. Gude, a text message isn't going to catch your son masturbating to the Sears catalog. How will you gauge his sexuality if you don't see whether he's using the womens lingerie or mens underwear section? Oh, right, you'll hack into his Facebook page. Carry on.
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    Image of Lazy Susan Lazy Susan
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    Technology as the biggest threat to the modern family? That's so sweet - in my day, it was daddy's drinkin'.
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    Image of Cynical Media Bitch Cynical Media Bitch
    08/10/09

    @Lazy Susan: When was the last time you heard some kid say "My daddy gets stoned and beats me" ?
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    I gotta say, there is no way a text message would have woken me up as a teenager.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    I don't know if the technology aspect is what is weakening the family given this story. What does boggle the mind is that the kids always respond to text messages but not their dad speaking. Plus the dad is too lazy to get up off his ass to go upstairs? Didn't click on the link, but I bet good ole dad is a bit chubby.
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    Image of The Cajun Boy The Cajun Boy
    08/10/09

    @momof3wildkids: That headline was intended to be mildly hyperbolic.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    08/10/09

    @The Cajun Boy: I get it Cajun. But it is really just being too damn lazy to parent. Technology didn't cause it. If the parents didn't text or twitter, the newspaper/tv/ radio or something else would have been more interesting to these people than their children.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/10/09

    @momof3wildkids: I disagree--to me, it looks like the parents are trying their hardest to communicate with their kids in a way they find most appealing; they're looking for a way to insinuate themselves into their children's every day lives in a natural way. Now, I happen to think that it's a problem that they're adjusting to their children's technology-obsessed insanity rather than forcing their children to adopt their adult habits, like sitting down at the table and using a damn alarm clock, but I don't think it comes from a place of apathy.
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    08/10/09

    In reply to Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It
    Modern threats to the traditional family don't concern me as much as traditional threats to the modern family. I'm talking about the barbaric practice of bringing ninja weapons to the breakfast table. If Twitter distracts my kids from bringing their blowguns to the table, then as a parent it's trade off that I'm willing to accept.
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    Image of son of spam son of spam
    08/10/09

    @ChillbearLatrigue: Excellent point. And we can't overlook the fact that easy access porn in the bedroom lessens the bathroom traffic jams in the morning. Silver linings abound, people - you just have to look for them.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    08/10/09

    @son of spam: Way to work in "jam" in your comment.
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    07/09/09

    In reply to Horny Evangelical Christian Senator Got Mommy and Daddy to Bribe His Piece on the Side
    Dreadful to think that after a few drinks I might've once thrown him a fuck. But relying on Mommy to do your disgraceful
    whore-mastering is why I'm glad I was raised to avoid politicians at all costs.
    "They're just interested in blowing themselves!" Mother used to say, like Edith Wharton so tragically and elegaically described.
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