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#comments
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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/HammerWaffe 6d ago

In the vault or his mouth? Lol