To be perfectly honest, I didn't care too much about this lecture. War will always be apart of our culture as long as there are guns and religion. Period.
With that being said, I do believe that it is the parents' responsibility to filter what their kids watch, buy, and play. Personally, my brother was not allowed any games that were rated MA until he entered high school. (I have never been an avid video gamer.) In high school he played those games ALL THE FREAKING TIME. In a dark room, for hours, yelling at kids who were 12 and he had never met before. I found this all ridiculous. However, I would probably look up to him in the case of a zombie apocalypse or something ridiculous like that.
However, he isn't like that anymore; it was just a phase. It does not rule his life nor does he have any interest in joining the military nor does he think war is "cool." This is because my parents actually did a really good job at raising us. (Even though I hate to admit it.) They made sure to instill morals and values to know what is just a game and what is fantasy.
Also, media and our culture have pushed war on us for years. Who could forget Uncle Sam? (I want YOU!) Or even Keep Calm and Carry On is a WAR PROPAGANDA!!! A lot of us seem to forget about this and yet none of us that like Keep Calm are glorifying war.
In conclusion, it is up to you to realize that Call of Duty is just a video game. War is awful and shouldn't be done...but it happens.
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