Forum Overview :: World in Conflict

Yeah that's a really disgusting thing only armchair enthusiasts would say by fabio 02/22/2012, 5:44am PST Laudable's quote sums up my argument on the topic. The effort we go through to portray any part of war as noble somber and decent is horrible because the end result is always someone coming with a justification like that for the next generation's meat grinder. Tribal nature is also wiping out neighboring tribes and taking over their land. How is the holocaust or native american genocides any different from "real" wars again?

Planning a summer vacation to France in 2014 by laudablepuss 02/20/2012, 7:16am PST     I'm going to Risa to read my book and go spelunking! NT by Jean Luc Picard 02/20/2012, 8:54am PST         I think "spelunking" is a euphemism on Risa. Be careful, buddy. NT by laudablepuss 02/20/2012, 9:25am PST     Re: Planning a summer vacation to France in 2014 by Mysterio Jones 02/20/2012, 10:44am PST     Are you planning a China trip for the 100th anniversy of Nanking rape? by fabio 02/21/2012, 12:08am PST         Haha ok by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 12:15am PST             Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? NT by Inside the mind of Laudable 02/21/2012, 12:49am PST                 Did I log into the citizens against civil war reenactment forum? NT by Worm 02/21/2012, 1:06am PST                     Most civill war reenactors are racist gun nuts. They should be shunned. NT by fact 02/21/2012, 1:53am PST                         True. NT by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 2:20am PST                         Yeah but there's nothing inherently wrong with the reenactment. by Worm 02/21/2012, 10:50am PST                             Re: Yeah but there's nothing inherently wrong with the reenactment. by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 6:26pm PST                             Gettysburg! by fabio 02/22/2012, 5:19am PST                                 Re: Gettysburg! by laudablepuss 02/22/2012, 6:28am PST                                 A museum dares to have a gift shop, but North & South ... that's fucking art. by Worm 02/22/2012, 7:53am PST                                 doesn't that pretty much describe the american revolution by Rafiki 02/22/2012, 11:54am PST                 Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 1:14am PST                 Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 2:19am PST                     Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? by Mischief Professional 02/21/2012, 6:24pm PST                         Yeah that's a really disgusting thing only armchair enthusiasts would say by fabio 02/22/2012, 5:44am PST                             I don't know that I would blame the armchair enthusiasts... by Mischief Professional 02/22/2012, 12:09pm PST                                 Re: I don't know that I would blame the armchair enthusiasts... by fabio 02/22/2012, 1:03pm PST                                     War implies consent by both parties involved. NT by Mischief Professional 02/22/2012, 1:35pm PST                                         I dunno about that. But if that was true of any war . . . by laudablepuss 02/22/2012, 4:55pm PST                                         I'm not sure Poland would agree by fabio 02/26/2012, 11:33am PST                                             ^not unlike NT by fabio 02/26/2012, 11:34am PST                                     Re: I don't know that I would blame the armchair enthusiasts... by laudablepuss 02/22/2012, 4:48pm PST                             Yes one sided slaughter is different from mutual slaughter. NT by Worm 02/22/2012, 12:30pm PST                                 Sorry I didn't describe how: one is one sided the other isn't NT by Worm 02/22/2012, 12:31pm PST                 Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? NT by Laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 2:27am PST                 Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? NT by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 2:29am PST                 Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? NT by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 10:42am PST             Serious question by fabio 02/21/2012, 4:36pm PST                 I still don't understand how those are analogous to World War 1. NT by Worm 02/21/2012, 5:25pm PST                     How is building a teeth necklace different from collecting severed limbs? NT by fabio 02/21/2012, 5:59pm PST                         Re: How is building a teeth necklace different from collecting severed limbs? by fabio 02/21/2012, 6:14pm PST                             A+ would converse with again NT by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 6:16pm PST                 Re: Serious question by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 6:15pm PST                     How are they different? by fabio 02/21/2012, 6:23pm PST                         Re: How are they different? by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 6:31pm PST                             Where was this fabio when CoD came out? NT by Worm 02/21/2012, 11:46pm PST                             You're above the question. Nice. by fabio 02/22/2012, 5:37am PST                                 Re: You're above the question. Nice. by laudablepuss 02/22/2012, 6:25am PST                         why be interested in anything rather than anything else? NT by albear camoo 02/21/2012, 6:31pm PST                 The Hurt Locker dudes need to make a WWI movie NT by Roop 02/22/2012, 6:56am PST     Going to the German speaking parts of France for that extra WWI ironic goodness? NT by Mischief Professional 02/21/2012, 6:42pm PST         Re: Going to the German speaking parts of France for that extra WWI ironic goodn by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 7:11pm PST