Todd Martens: Yes, Trump is wrong to blame video games for mass shootings, but it's complicated
Hours after the dual mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, President Trump and other Republicans trotted out an old political nemesis: video games. Trump blasted the medium as "gruesome and grisly," citing games as leading to a "glorification of violence." House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy took a similar stance on Fox News.
It's unlikely that Trump and other political leaders who are targeting interactive entertainment have spent significant time as gamers, but they certainly understand one common video game tactic: distraction.
In any number of major games, a player can bypass enemies by creating a diversion. If one, say, is facing an army of villains, throw something - anything, even a coin will do - and watch them all go scurrying toward the meaningless object. The player then can bypass the conflict and carry on.
Politicians may not understand video
