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Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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lugnet.western
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Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:44:51 GMT
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In lugnet.western, John Rudy writes:
> Who's to say they would need slaves?
> The Civil War was more than slavery, the could
> just concentrate on the battles and not
> the causes. (soap box mode et drifting off topic)
> The war was fought over the opression
> of the North on the South, which,
> technically stated, means the South was fine
> in starting a conflict because of the
> Declaration of Independence.
> (back on topic) I don't see why TLG(C)
> would need to confront racial issues.
Regardless of what the Civil War *was* about, a lot of the current study
and, more importantly, social relevance *is* about slavery. If Lego were
making Civil War sets 135 years ago, maybe they wouldn't need to represent
slavery. But now, to avoid the subject simply because it's unpleasant or
tricky would be at best insulting.
Besides which, does the worldwide community really care about the U.S. Civil
War? Wild West has adopted a sort of generic cultural appeal which I don't
think the Civil War has achieved.
When is Lego going to produce English Civil War sets? Or how about a
commemorative Zulu uprising line? They've already made pith helmets suitable
for the British regulars...
Dave!
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| (...) I see your point - I know that in Israel nobody learns about the U.S. civil war in schools, especially not in elementary (the age to which LEGO is directed- 5 to 12) and I think not in High or Jr. High schools either. I definitely didn't (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| (...) Then why not release them U.S. exclusive at least, I know it would be a big seller in the U.S. (see (URL) ) (...) What were the imperial's in the pirate line? (...) And the Islanders? -John Rudy (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| (...) Who's to say they would need slaves? The Civil War was more than slavery, the could just concentrate on the battles and not the causes. (soap box mode et drifting off topic) The war was fought over the opression of the North on the South, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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