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Re: Factions (and violence)
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:30:39 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Kevin Knoot writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Jason Reese writes:
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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
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> > Especially since it has a pair of machine guns on it.
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> > 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 this rate, not in my lifetime). Tanks, on the other
> hand, have become more sophisticated and powerful, but the basic format is
> the same.
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> But the real reason for the reply: The USS Constitution wasn't around in the
> Revolutionary War. It made its name during the War of 1812. :-)
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> Bruce
Of course! Off by 30 years. You can't have a Constitution before you have
a constitution!
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)
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