Playstations and the Congo genocide

May 08, 2006

There's a significant difference between seeing the content of cyberspace as a fearsome space, and linking the hardware supporting it to real-world atrocitiesenen. Listen to Andrew Sullivan's line about this horrific account of the Second Congo war:

Read how cheap playstations have led to gang rapes, enslavement and massacres.

May 08, 2006 at 13:44 in Haunted Spaces: Cyberspace Gothic | Permalink

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May 08, 2006