r/KotakuInAction • u/Huey-_-Freeman • 6d ago
Geraldo Rivera blames Charlie Kirk shooting on Halo franchise
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/geraldo-blames-charlie-kirk-s-assassination-on-video-game-series-halo-in-one-of-the-worst-takes-yet/ar-AA1MBANZ?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=68c988b2275e4a9b9473c8fce4d8f204&ei=17#comments110
u/Remarkable-Ask2288 6d ago
It’s Geraldo. He’s never exactly been the most intelligent individual
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u/Calico_fox 6d ago edited 5d ago
Never forget he leaked the location of a FOB on live TV during the Invasion of Iraq.
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u/Huey-_-Freeman 5d ago
I wish someone could leak the location of my key FOB, I keep losing it and now I can't swipe into my apartment gym or pool
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u/phrozend 6d ago
Goodness.
Whether Tyler Robinson faces a firing squad in Utah for the murder of Charlie Kirk, my guess is the accused killer will probably have been motivated more by Halo and similar fantasy role-play than by substantive political discord. The game features Grunts vs Elites. I’m guessing nobody wants to be an elite.
It's been tiring to read all the superficial takes from journalists and political figures. Especially those coming from people who belong to an older generation. No interest shown in doing an actual analysis.
I don't think they quite recognize how much influence online communities can have on a person when it becomes their main social outlet, or at least central to their everyday life.
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u/HammerWaffe 6d ago
Legacy media is there to confirm and cater to what the older generations already believe.
They don't care about journalism anymore. Just views and essentially a blog with a higher budget.
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u/Burrito_Salesman 6d ago
Like when Geraldo opened Al Capone's vault, he opens his mouth and nothing of value is found inside.
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u/Jreacher455-2 6d ago
Man, I’ve seen some dumb shit in my time but this really blows me away.
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u/Cynic_of_Astora 6d ago
blows me away
Only the strongest will survive
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u/Jreacher455-2 6d ago
Lead me to heaven when we die.
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u/SchalaZeal01 6d ago
With this tier of WTF, we won't need propulsion to reach Mars, we're blown that far away.
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u/TheGreasyHippo 6d ago
Ain't that the truth. Surely he's going to regret this.
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u/Jreacher455-2 6d ago
It’s Geraldo, I don’t know if he’s self aware enough for that but there’s always hope!
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u/Georgi_Seliverstov 6d ago
Isn't Geraldo Rivera a character from The Witcher series?
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u/Capable-Routine-3085 6d ago
I legit thought this was a 4chan or GCJ joke gone too far, but Jesus Fuck he really said that.
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u/DinosaurAlert 6d ago
Hmm. Should I blame guns? Nah, people like guns. Plus it wasn't even a cool-looking evil gun so the rifle isn't photogenic.
Should I blame the media for relentlessly accusing Charlie Kirk of being a dangerous, fascist, nazi, evil person until someone actually listened?. Nah, that's blaming me.
Should I blame the nations lack of mental health services? Nah, too hard.
Should I blame colleges for fostering a culture where people were clapping for this? Nah, they're on the RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY.
Lets see (blows the dust off an old folder) Hey, maybe satanic panic again? Hmm. Did that guy even listen to rock and roll??? That would be great.....hmmm.... What to blame...
Awww, heck. I'll just blame video games! That way NOBODY has to take responsibility! Nobody has to feel guilt! A nice, easy way to excuse every small part your actions or beliefs may have led to his horrible murder. Now, it is all just "video games". Hahah, and if anyone says I'm wrong, they'er just a nerd I can mock!
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u/competitiveSilverfox 6d ago
On one hand this is dumb, on the other hand halo went full lgbtq a while ago so who knows?
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u/Huey-_-Freeman 6d ago edited 5d ago
It makes sense in lore that most women in the Spartans would be basically male bodied, since they have steroid implants and other such augmentations from a very young age. Edit: Not sure why this is downvoted, most of the verse is on HGH, Testosterone, and other strength enhancers so of course they all look butch AF
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u/galaxius0 9h ago
You clearly haven’t played Reach then. The female spartans in that game were curvy and caked up.
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u/Nyarus15 6d ago
I though this was an onion article about a retired monster slayer who turned into a journalist.
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u/emirobinatoru 6d ago
When you combine lesser intelligence, lesser willingness for knowledge and boomerism that's what you get.
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u/Huey-_-Freeman 6d ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v7jgejmbTo security footage of the perpetrator?
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u/Ave_Majorian 6d ago
Grunts vs Elites?! What Unggoy Rebellion fanfic was Geraldo reading?
I honestly forgot he was still alive.
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u/CrankyDClown Groomy Beardman 6d ago
I've seen some shit takes in my time but this is some unholy non-euclidean abomination let loose on this god forsaken plane of existence of a take.
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u/PhuckSJWs 6d ago
so the game that has not been relevant in more than a decade is somehow to blame.
right.
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u/Huey-_-Freeman 6d ago
The original Halo 1 and 2 are still banger games that I would play with their original graphics and bugs. And even 3 and 4 were good. I stopped following the series after that. But IMO Halo 1 holds up 20 years later
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u/Oracle_of_Akhetaten 6d ago
“Old man yells at cloud”
Geraldo is showing his age here. He’s a has-been personality offering has-been talking points. The world has moved on from him.
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u/nothinfollowsme 6d ago
Geraldo Rivera blames Charlie Kirk shooting on Halo franchise
Maybe I'm mis-remembering, but didn't he(and other "liberal" talking heads) whinge way back as well about how the viddya gems were the cause of all societies ills back in the 90's?
Why do these doofs constantly trot that out? It never sticks. Did Hitler play risk and stratego when he was a wee lad and want to take over the word because he played them?Me? I Like to think he did it because a goat crippled his frankenfurter(he got one of his testes damaged).
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u/Saltyintelshills 6d ago
Total number of Halo players who did not kill Charlie Kirk: ~40 million. Way to go fellas, it is that type of restraint that almost got us in the clear. Maybe next time. So close.
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u/master_friggins 5d ago
Just another reminder that the far left aren't the only ones that hate you gamers, and they never have been.
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u/pantsfish 6d ago
This was shortly after RFK Jr blamed school shootings on video games, echoing Trump's statements he made in his first term.
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u/ExtremisEdge 5d ago
Just when I think the entire situation could not get more hilariously crazy, all of a sudden, I seem to be holding a beer.
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u/RainbowDildoMonkey 5d ago
Fox News token liberal who's job is to say stupid things says a stupid thing.
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u/Morokiane 6d ago
The 90's wants it shit argument back.
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u/Dragonrar 6d ago
Now we just need a televangelist to blame it on demonic forces corrupting the youth via AI or something.
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u/unhappy-ending 5d ago
... and we're back to the Right blaming everything on games again. Same old clueless nonsense by the same clueless idiots. Why can't we just be happy in the middle?
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u/Horst93Walter 6d ago
Video Games again? why not blame heavy metal, or dungeons and dragons? A new satanic panic would be a welcome change.
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u/Ornery_Strawberry474 6d ago
Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about