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Re: Factions (and violence)
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lugnet.castle
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Sat, 28 Jul 2001 00:28:37 GMT
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I agree. Just about everytheme has some form of violence worked into it. I
mean, even city center sets had Jail Break Joe.
Violence is kind of hard to completely avoid. Most of our society is built
around action, and action more often than not involves guns. I think Lego
isn't supporting all out war, but at the same time isn't afraid to have a
bit of action in their themes.
KEith
In lugnet.castle, Mark Chittenden writes:
> I think there are too many cases being AGAINST Lego have a non-stated
> non-violence policy.
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> 1. Star Wars sets. Both Empire & Rebel models. We ALL know how well those
> two groups got along (and there are several sets that have figures of
> opposing sides in the same kit).
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> 2. Pirates & Imperial sets. Can anyone really come up with a plausible
> justification that "Pirates" are non-violent???
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> 3. The soon to come out (if not already) Jurassic Park III tie-in sets. Oh
> yeah, T-Rex's and Velocoraptors are non-violent...
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> If Lego has a non-violence policy - what the heck are all those minifig
> swords, pikes, spears & GUNS are for????
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> Now - has anyone come close to modeling the round shield in LDRAW/MLCad yet?
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| I think there are too many cases being AGAINST Lego have a non-stated non-violence policy. 1. Star Wars sets. Both Empire & Rebel models. We ALL know how well those two groups got along (and there are several sets that have figures of opposing sides (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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