Maher's version of 'terrorism'

     In his article, "Bill Maher refers to Steve Bannon as a terrorist." posted in Townhall on February 25,2017, Justin Holcomb shares his views on Bill Maher and his comments towards White House advisor Steve Bannon. In Bill Maher's opening monologue on "Real Time", Bill Maher commented on Steve Bannon's speech at CPAC regarding the "deconstruction of the administrative state" and made the statement , "I'm not sure the word for that is 'conservative.' I think it's 'terrorist'." Justin Holcomb, who feels Maher took things 'a bit too far', makes his opinions on Maher very clear and one sided. Holcomb disagrees with Maher and states that, "Maher has abandoned his liberal principles and is now a proponent of keeping things the way they are. Anyone who voices a contrary opinion or challenges the status quo is now considered a "terrorist." I can't say that I agree or disagree with Justin Holcomb, seeing that I don"t have knowledge about Bill Maher or Steve Bannon. However, I feel that Justin Holcomb doesn't provide enough information to convince his readers to switch or consider his views.

Violence in Video Games

     In his article “How evil should a video game allow you to be?” posted in The New Yorker in 2013, Simon Parkin explains how violence in books or movies is easily dismissible because ‘we are merely spectators,’ However, violence in video games is not so easily dismissible because in video games we are active participants to crime and violence we decide to commit. Parkin explains this by comparing violent video games such as, Grand Theft Auto v, Metal Gear Solid, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, to American literature such as George Steiner’s “The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H.” I agree with some of Parkin's article but I feel that the violence in video games is not a threat to anyone. The violence in video games, though it may not seem like it, are to many a work of art. I don't see much of a difference between violence in books and violence in video games, other then the visuals. Although I agree at times the violence can be a little too graphic, if it's part of the creators vision, who are we to demand censorship.