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by Worm 02/22/2012, 7:53am PST |
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I understand hating everything, hell I SUPPORT hating everything, but I always have trouble trying to understand people who get indignant about something in one specific instance which is actually really wide-spread. War, death, and horror have been sensationalized thoroughly and have been and will continue to be one of our more profitable entertainment subjects.
Assuming he's not just making it all up, Fabio has a real problem with the exploitation of historical war locations to teach people about history, since all war is tragic and we're better off forgetting about it. It is apparently more outrageous when a museum sells a t-shirt for a five dollar profit than when multimillion dollar entertainment industry franchises display war as cool and fun. Maybe his problem is that for one you have to leave the other and the others can be delivered digitally, I understand this since walking is a real pain in the ass.
Also I guess visiting Belsen and jacking off is the same as buying a sweater at a museum in Gettysburg because people died at both places, and making distinctions between a conflict during a war and genocide is just sophistry.
Maybe the story of Lieutenant Killcount isn't as offensive to him as a museum existing because it's a fantastical tale of which no longer really relates to war and is more about using that war for what you need and then discarding it like a hooker. I guess a Bioware RPG set during the Rape of Nanking would be cool as well? I really don't understand the disconnect here, what is it about a museum over a video game that makes you scream bloody murder? |
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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
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