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Re: Factions (and violence)
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:31:52 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Jason Reese writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Leonard Hoffman writes:
> > > > LEGO was proud of having never produced sets that glorify war and violence.
> > > > They never produced (and I guess they won't ever produce) "Kriegsspielzeug"
> > > > like WWI or WWII tanks, bombers and so on.
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> In case it hasn't been thrown out, how would the Sopwith Camel play into the
> Lego non-implicit violence scheme?
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> Jason
Especially since it has a pair of machine guns on it.
Give it another 25 years or so to remove the last generations with direct
contact to WW2, and I won't be surprised to see a Model Team Tiger tank.
As far as "war toys" go, I'm surprised we haven't seen a Monitor or Merrimac
from the Civil War yet. Wasn't there a USS Constitution - the Revolutionary
warship? And the Armada ships and Soldiers? Same with the Wild West
soldiers. Explicitly violent w/guns war toys. Just give them more time to
remove the stigma WW2 still (rightfully) has, and then you see your Spitfire.
Kevin
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| (...) You could well be right - I think a lot of it is the proximity of the item in question to people who actually suffered from it. The propeller driven biplane isn't viewed as much of a threat anymore. The Spitfire may go the same route (but at (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Factions (and violence)
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| (...) Well "wasn't" would mean that the USS Constitution no longer exists... Actually Old Ironsides is still afloat and serving in the U.S. Navy. The ship is berthed in Boston Harbor. (URL) Kingsley (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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