War Survey...

[Dax]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war? No, What a load of crap.

 

 

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army? I don't think so, good ol' Australia.

 

 

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime? I freakin' hope not.

 

 

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war? No idea.

 

 

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars? Idiot leaders.

 

 

 

14 (nearly 15), Male

[Da_Latios]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

Depends on what type of video game, but on the whole, yes.

 

 

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

No. I would not want to do my training during a war.

 

 

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

No.

 

 

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Throw a couple of planes into some buildings to try and humble America. Wait, [cabbage].

 

 

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Political instability and tensions between nations.

[Wisp]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war? Yes. Some in a good way, some in a bad way.

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army? It depends. Who was attacking? Why? I would be far more likely to join a rebellion during a revolution if it was something I believed in.

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime? Sadly, yes.

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war? Unless I become a politician, not much, or a celebrity, not much.

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars? Human nature. I doubt there will ever be a time of complete peace, at least not one that would last.

[dragoonson]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

 

 

1)Its too easy to train,and disciplineless in video games.Definitely.

 

2)If my country was attacked,it would make me join earlier.

 

3)Once Asia joins in the fight it WOULD be WWIII.Well,Australia too,but no one really cares.

 

4)Reprogramming of the Prime Directive of Human Nature.

 

5)Human Nature.Greed,inability to accept inferiority.

 

 

 

17,male.Wait,18 this August.

[Wongtong]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

Yes

 

 

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

No

 

 

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

No

 

 

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Nothing as an individual at this age :S

 

 

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Ignorant people and ignorant leaders. Oh and greed.

 

 

 

15, Female

[doomy]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

No

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

My dad wasn't allowed in because he was colourblind, and I am so not even sure if I can, but no anyway.

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

No

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Nothing myself...

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Greed, having Power.

 

 

 

16, Male.

[sohkmj1]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war? No

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army? Yeah, beats hiding in a refugee camp

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime? No

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war? LOOOVEE

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars? Greedy people with bombers ready to deploy with a push of the red button

 

14, male

[Deiophobus]

Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war? Maybe they affect 13 year olds, some video games glorify war. But I don't think they affect the opinions of anyone over 18, which is what matters.

 

If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army? No, I would not.

 

Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime? Maybe, it is impossible to predict.

 

What do you think you could do to prevent war? Nothing can prevent war, it's one of the ways humans interact. And it's good for keeping down population growth.

 

What do you think is the major cause of wars? The desire for peace.

[Barihawk]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?.

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

 

 

1) I do. Mostly in the sense that kids think war is just like the game and "first shot off wins." It's not. But it does affect their opinions, yes.

 

 

 

2) If there was a draft, likely yes. I'm not very qualified to do much in the military aside from intelligence. There's just as much work to be done on the homefront.

 

 

 

3) I don't know why everyone applies the stigma of nukes to a third World War. I think we are minutes away from it happening in a political sense. I doubt nuclear arsenals would be unleashed, however.

 

 

 

4) Is there really a way to stop it? The causes for war are multi-faceted. You as one person can not hope to stop it from happening. Working with others is how you do it. Which generally involves wheeling-dealing with other nations which sets up for yet another war.

 

 

 

5) A blend of radical nationalism, a charismatic or authoritative ruler, and sometimes mental instability in the preceding. Religion, greed, and money are not causes for war, merely excuses for the above three.

 

 

 

 

 

23, male, historian

[Flodder450]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

In general,nope,but in immortallity,yes

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

i think i would be a good scout yeah

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

i dont know,it can be

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Killing those who want it

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Greed,hatered(main cause of WW2),everything that can offend one another

 

 

 

14 Male

[deathdrow]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war? Not at all. Unless they have an iq of about fifty, and think video games are what war is like.

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army? Possibly, depending on who attacked it, and how high/low a chance of surviving I'd have.

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime? Hopefully not, although, if there is, we're pretty screwed if people start shooting nukes.

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war? Nothing really. I guess I could Not be a racist or a terrorist and blow up other countries.

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars? Stupidity and greed. Although religion causes wars sometimes.

 

15-male.

[MC_Kejml]

 

 

 

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war? Yes

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army? No

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime? Yes

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war? Me? Nothing, I fear.

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars? Disorder, Disagreeing, Dumbness. Definitely!

 

 

 

 

 

Yw ^_^

[Nero]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

No

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

Yes

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

No

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Nothing

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

People

 

 

 

18m

[Horatio666]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war? Umm yeah, they portray it as heroic

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army? Well, my country is neutral but I dunno

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime? Hope not, but then anything's possible

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war? Not sure sorry....Never thought about it much....damn video games making me think the only way is to fight

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars? Greedy people, revenge

[chazzycaz]

 

If a county's military was in need of new soldiers, I'm sure a nationalistic, fun, and brutal video game is the way to go...

 

 

LMFAO. I dont know if you have seen this before or not....

 

http://www.americasarmy.com/

 

Either way, good thinking =D>

 

 

 

On topic:

 

 

 

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

Possibly, war has been captured as a "fun" experience by BF2, CoD, etc.

 

 

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

Not voluntarily, unless I could be a pilot. Being a pilot would be fun because I could use my jet to take out their helicopters, FIRE FIRE FIRE! Hopefully the controls will be as easy as on the keyboard.

 

 

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

Who knows, I doubt it, but its a crazy world... *Glares at Iran*

 

 

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Make several powerful passionate speeches on the OT forum here.

 

No seriously, Nothing.

 

 

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Religion or Greed.

[llamster]

Age: 13. Male

 

 

 

 

 

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war? Not really.

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army? Maybe. Depends on the circumstances.

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime? No.

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war? Nothing.

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars? Hate, religious intolerance, greed, corruption.

[i_love_burritos]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war? No

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army? No

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime? Yes

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war? Nothing, wars and human conflict are inevitable

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars? Religion, greed, hate, fear

 

 

 

Male, will not specify age, but will give that I'm in my senior year.

[firanzo1]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

Maybe some weak-minded people.

 

 

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

Depends who started the war, and I'll probably just be an army doctor.

 

 

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

Yes, but I probably won't live to see the end of it.

 

 

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Become rich and powerful.

 

 

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Revenge, race hatred, power

[EdgedThesis]

All you people saying Video Games only affect the weak-minded... are you serious?

 

So none of you have ever thought: "Hmm... I would want this, the honor and glory of fighting for good, the thrill"?

 

 

 

From all the shooters and adventures you've played, you've never wanted to wield a weapon and enter a dangerous conflict?

 

 

 

If so, you've been affected. If not, you're very dull.

 

 

 

You have to admit that even on the smallest of scales, something like a video-game will affect your thoughts upon the subject of war.

[Lionheart_0]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

Yes. I've grown up with many people who think war is an easy thing and met many people over the Internet who play war like games who feel that war is the only way to solve things.

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

If an enemy ARMY came onto Canadian soil, perhaps. If it was a terrorist attack, no.

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

Yes

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Calm people down, and get them to think before they act.

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Greed.

 

 

 

19, Male.

 

 

 

 

 

All you people saying Video Games only affect the weak-minded... are you serious?

 

So none of you have ever thought: "Hmm... I would want this, the honor and glory of fighting for good, the thrill"?

 

 

 

From all the shooters and adventures you've played, you've never wanted to wield a weapon and enter a dangerous conflict?

 

 

 

If so, you've been affected. If not, you're very dull.

 

 

 

You have to admit that even on the smallest of scales, something like a video-game will affect your thoughts upon the subject of war.

 

 

 

I have to admit, even though I HATE the aspect of war and of fighting, even I myself have wanted to go onto some sort of battlefield and fight thousands of people, kinda like those epic battles. But it's my intelligence and great hate for war and fighting that stops me ;)

[obfuscator]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

Not their opinion, but they do desensitize people to violence.

 

 

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

Absolutely.

 

 

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

Its certainly possible.

 

 

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Not much, people having different points of view will always clash.

 

 

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Difference of opinion, in some sort.

 

 

 

19, male.

[Zimbu]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

They do have an effect, but when compared to anything like parents, schools or even TV and movies that effect is very small. Video games are also usually very individualistic so they aren't going to prepare anybody for war or the military. So they also have a small negative effect as I see things.

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

Well, I'd just get sent to active duty which isn't the same thing as joining. I wouldn't have a problem with serving my country in the time of need though.

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

As I might be alive even a hundred years from now I guess there is a possibility of a war that involves several countries from all over the world before I die. I can't see anything like that happening in the next 30 years or so as nuclear weapons, terrorism and the media will make sure that all wars are lost on some front. Something like the humankind running out of drinkable water is needed before leaders that aren't overly nationalistic/just plain bonkers are going to plunge their countries to all out 21st century warfare.

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

On a personal level not much. I can vote for people and parties that I think have reasonable views on how destructive war is and how well my country would be able to defend against various types of threats. I can write letters to people in power when I think they're doing a bad job. I can remind those who glorify war about the history of my nation as well as other nations who have been on the losing side of big wars. I can't, however, do anything to stop stupid people from being stupid people.

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Prehistory to middle ages: Greed and religion

 

Middle ages to nineteenth century: Greed

 

19th and 20th century: Nationalism, other ideologies, previous wars

 

21st century: Stupidity. What is the point of dropping bombs when you know you'll be watching crying widows and dismembered children on HDTV as a result on that evening and terrorist bombing aftermaths the next day? I guess greed is a big cause to terrorism. Religion is also a big factor for terrorism, but I see it more as just a tool instead of a real cause.

 

 

 

Male, 20

 

 

 

I would be interested to know why so many females wouldn't be ready to join the military btw.

[Zierro]

All you people saying Video Games only affect the weak-minded... are you serious?

 

So none of you have ever thought: "Hmm... I would want this, the honor and glory of fighting for good, the thrill"?

 

 

 

From all the shooters and adventures you've played, you've never wanted to wield a weapon and enter a dangerous conflict?

 

 

 

If so, you've been affected. If not, you're very dull.

 

 

 

You have to admit that even on the smallest of scales, something like a video-game will affect your thoughts upon the subject of war.

 

 

 

If I could play a virtual reality war game, then I'd gladly take that opportunity because there are simply no dire consequences. It does sound like a lot of fun. But as for real war, well... it's just too real. The thought of seeing real people die gruesomely at my side bothers me way too much. I could care less about a character on a game though.

[das1330]

1) Do you think video games affect peoples opinion on war?

 

To some extent, though not particularly.

 

 

 

2) If your country was attacked, would it make you join the army?

 

Attacked as in interests abroad attacked? Probably not, the US is always in some conflict or another. The continental US invaded? Absolutely. Should the military not be available for whatever reason I would likley start/join a militia.

 

 

 

3) Do you think there will be a World War 3 in your lifetime?

 

No.

 

 

 

4) What do you think you could do to prevent war?

 

Personally? Little. Voting for politicians that play nicely with the rest of the world would be somewhat effective, although some of the most brutal wars and genocides on the planet are not under my control.

 

 

 

5) What do you think is the major cause of wars?

 

Anything that makes people different, with the most powerful factor being religion. Humans by nature are suspicious and violent twords people that are different then them.

 

 

 

 

 

14 Years old / Male

[i_love_burritos]

14 Years old / Male

 

 

 

:anxious:

 

 

 

:XD:

 

 

 

:-s

 

 

 

*Jawdrop*

 

 

 

Are you serious ?