If you thought Jack Thompson was the crown of ignorant politicians crusading against videogames, wait until you hear what British MP Boris Johnson has to say. This guy manages to blame all the problems of society solely on videogames, or at least, most of them. He wrote an article in the Dailty Telegraph, titled “The Writing is On The Wall – Computer Games Rot The Brain”.

“It is about time, as a society, that we admitted the catastrophic effect these blasted gizmos are having on the literacy and the prospects of young males.”

“I refuse to believe that these hypnotic little machines are innocent.”

And my favorite part:

“They become like blinking lizards, motionless, absorbed, only the twitching of their hands showing they are still conscious. These machines teach them nothing. They stimulate no ratiocination, discovery or feat of memory.”

Yes, indeed, we gamers are at the bottom of society, completely brainwashed and hypnotized by our hobby (or profession). So brainwashed that we actually wish to chainsaw this Boris guy in half with our new Lancer gun from Gears of War. Or get him in a drive-by shooting like we do in GTA San Andreas. Or decapitate him like in Mortal Combat. Or… well, you get the point.

Computer Games Rot The Brain by Boris Johnson