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Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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lugnet.western
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Thu, 30 Dec 1999 21:01:47 GMT
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In lugnet.western, Rich Manzo writes:
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> > I would disagree with your thoughts on the Civil War not being romanticized • or
> > any other war for that matter. I mean just watch Gettysburgh they • romanticize
> > the dickens out of Pickets charge. How is that any different from how castle
> > has been romanticized?
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> > David
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> If TLC makes Civil war lego sets its a lose/lose situation. If the dont put
> slaves in the sets they they will be blasted for not dipictiing an inportant
> part of the civil war. If they do put slaves in the sets the will be blasted
> for making the only black minifigs slaves. Its a tough issus for TLC and I
> think that it is in their best interest to avoid it.
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> -Rich
Valid points. I agree that they will probably not make a Civil War theme
(which I hate to say). I still think that there is a way to do it tactfully
and respectfully, tho. Like it was ealier said, you don't have to put slaves
on a battlefield. I think there would be too much interest in this theme to
just give up on it.
David
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| (...) Although I do not believe the civl war is a good war to choose, I dont want to give up a war theme either. I believe that if lego was to make a war theme they should make a fictional war, because no matter which war they choose, every war has (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| If they do put slaves in the sets the will be blasted (...) What about the Union army units that were blacks? Sorry, I don't remember numbers of units, but I know some boston (mass) units were all blacks. Also, realize that the American Civil War (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| (...) If TLC makes Civil war lego sets its a lose/lose situation. If the dont put slaves in the sets they they will be blasted for not dipictiing an inportant part of the civil war. If they do put slaves in the sets the will be blasted for making (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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