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I agree 110% with James!
Look at the Cold War for example, both the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. had enough
nuclear weapons to annihilate the world, but did they? Deterrence is what
prevented both nations from even thinking about launching their arsenals.
To rephrase a saying: Weapons don't start wars, politicians do. ;-)
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/
In lugnet.build.mecha, James Davis writes:
> I think that weaponry is actually a very positive message.
> If weapons are for defense, it shows that a nation is strong.
> The stronger a nation is, the less likely it is that it will ever go to war.
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> Back to lurking.
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> In lugnet.build.mecha, Borislav Marinov writes:
> > Hi everyone, I just want your input on this:
> >
> > I can't help but notice that all of our mechs are very well armed, with the
> > exception of a few which simply look intimidating enough as it is. Each
> one
> of
> > our creations is gifted with large destruction capabilities. Unlike most of
> > the creations in "space", we have been manufacturing one weapon of war after
> > another. My Zero had a "compact" 2ft long beam rifle for example. While most
> > of the other mechs don't go overboard with their weaponary, they are not
> > manufactured by the Peacecraft family either. On a side note, I have
> noticed
> a
> > dramatic drop in the number of smily faces figures in recent Lego sets.
> > As most of you have already guesed, I am thinking about this due to the last
> > episode of the 8th MS Team which portrays a Zion engineer in a somewhat
> > negative way.
> >
> > Well thanks for letting me waste your time again.
> >
> > Bobby (Neo-Oz)
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| (...) And I agree 120% with Mladen, Ever seen the movie "The Hunt For Red October"? (the best movie ever) The red october's orders are to destroy new york with their new silent "catepillar" technology. The orders to use the weapons are from the (...) (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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