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Egypt’s Head Of Information Service Blames Tom And Jerry For The Rise Of ISIS by Onyi42(m): 11:01am On May 06, 2016
[b][It is said that a bad workman blames his tools but how about one who blames cartoon characters?
The head of Egypt’s Information Service, Ambassador Salah Abdel Sadek has placed the blame for the rise of ISIS squarely at the paws of a well-known cat and mouse./b]

Speaking at Cairo University, he said that the characters encourage extremism and teach children that you can blow people up.
He opined that the cartoon as well as video games and ‘violent’ movies helped to spark violence and extremism across the Arab world.
Speaking to the academic audience, he said that Tom and Jerry contributed to the notion that violence was a ‘natural’ part of life.
According to local media, he said: ‘[The cartoon] portrays the violence in a funny manner and sends the message that, yes, I can hit him…and I can blow him up with explosives. It becomes set in [the viewers’] mind that this is natural.’
He added that it has become common place for young men to spend hours playing violent video games and that the gamer will be ‘happy and content’.
Egyptian fans of the cartoon need not fear though, despite the ambassador’s remarks, government has not yet taken steps to censor Tom and Jerry or video games but these are worrying signs.
They may well enjoy the carnage while it lasts.

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Re: Egypt’s Head Of Information Service Blames Tom And Jerry For The Rise Of ISIS by josephobaro(m): 11:06am On May 06, 2016
What should I say? he's slightly correct and almost totally wrong.
Re: Egypt’s Head Of Information Service Blames Tom And Jerry For The Rise Of ISIS by Bestinstinct(m): 11:06am On May 06, 2016
He's not far from the truth sha.
Re: Egypt’s Head Of Information Service Blames Tom And Jerry For The Rise Of ISIS by ojun50(m): 11:11am On May 06, 2016
Tom nd jerry
Re: Egypt’s Head Of Information Service Blames Tom And Jerry For The Rise Of ISIS by Juxtified(m): 11:19am On May 06, 2016
He may be right. Or how else would you explain a kid picking up his mother's gun, walking into a crowded theatre and blasting off more than 20 people to eternity?

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