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In lugnet.general, Johannes Koehler wrote:
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A few minutes ago I stumbled accross this folder:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=95264
Description: “aircraft of the new german reich”
Following the Up button in the folder thread I also found this:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=82222
“vehicles of Vereinigte Faschistische Staaten des Neues Reichs”
And I wonder: What on earth do moderators on BrickShelf think when they pass
something like this? Well, of course those galleries are “safe for kids” since
there is no nudity included...
But such Nazi-romanticism is not safe for adults at all. Believe me. There are
more than enough idiots in Germany and maybe elsewhere as well who wish back a
“New (German) Reich”. But the old German Reich is nothing a reasonable person
would ever romanticise about. Only war-glorifying lunatics and moronic racists
would deny the appaling facts of the gone fascistic German Reich and make fun
about it or portray it in toys. Unless they make an aestheticised statement
against war and fascism that is. (Like that Polish artist did with the KZ
sets made of LEGO bricks a few years ago. He is not a fascist of course.)
Besides this the clause “vehicles of Vereinigte Faschistische Staaten des
Neues Reichs” is grammatically incorrect.
So, to cut a long story short: I’m totally against the censorship thing on
BrickShelf. In cases like this, though, as we have the moderators anyway, they
should act responsible and not pass every crap just because it’s “safe for
kids”.
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Well, this is quite the discussion, isn’t it? Seeing this post, and the link to
that Brickshelf gallery, I feel compelled to shed some light on the whole
situation of the builder. That gallery belongs to my friend, Eric Anger. The
models he’s built may seem to portray Naziism and such, but he is no supposter
of that. He’s built the models as part of an “alternate dimension” based off of
WW2-era Earth. He has a MOCpages site (located at
http://mocpages.com/home.php/309), which explains all that. On the front page
of his MOCpages site, Eric wrote:
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The year is 1941, the countries that once existed no longer do, think of it
as a parallel universe... Of the countries of Irkaydiarn, the strongest of
the countries on the right side of the small sea of Garoytsiav are the
Ishtarians. The Lophtians and Hyamenatar are allies to the great Ishtarians.
On the left side of the Garoytsiav lies the powerful Ceiteish. The Shayon and
Ravenarians are allies to the Ceiteish. Both sides fight over the large
island of Calinarmentosh, which is full of resources, and is located right in
the middle of the Garoytsiav. It’s the largest island in the Crokanwith
archapelago of 14 islands, all of which are full of resources as well. Beyond
the mountains of Grahyov, which lie north, lies the mysterious and dark
empire of the Caruminkyavs. Little is known about these people, when ever a
plane is sent to the area, it never returns and all contact is lost... To the
south lie the Fronyesh, a peaceful, friendly people, who declare neutralicy
in every war.
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which clearly states he does not suppost Naziism or anything, and is just making
up stories in a “what if this happened instead” fasion. So please, let’s not
accuse him of anything just for having some fun and making up a “what if” type
story.
Hoping this helps with the situation,
-Matt Sklar
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