* Honduras set to ban violent videogames
* Greek Geeks Fight Gaming Ban
* BMX XXX - was banned in Australia.
* Grand Theft Auto - was banned in Australia.
* Manhunt - was banned in New Zealand.
* Postal - banned in many countries.
* Thrill Kill - was banned in Australia.
* Wolfenstein 3D - was banned in Germany.
* Swedish video game banned for harming China's sovereignty
* South Korea bans Ghost Recon 2
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* JFK Reloaded picks up press, none pretty
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Just a few things here off the top of my head? Do the people that live in these countries not have the freedom to decide for themselves what games to buy, what books to read, what movies to see? How did these people allow their governments to take these decisions out of their hands? IMHO - it's absolutely pathetic. Thank God that we have some freedom in North America. Yes - some games like JFK Reloaded may be offensive - but it's not up to the government to decide for us what to see, play or read. *WE* decide. Meanwhile - many of these people think that we're prudish. Hey, at least we're prudish by choice.

It gets me angry that so many countries that you would otherwise think are decent, free, "western" countries actually have the freedom only because their governments allow them to have it when it's convenient. In my opinion, it's a very sad state of affairs.

Thoughts?