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 Manchu wrote:

 Talizvar wrote:
Hard to be perceived as a glorified hero when you get your face kicked in and are grimly holding on.

But that's exactly why wartime British were and still are perceived as heroic.

Ummm key word was "glorified" this is what I was getting at: the day-in day-out steady person holding on with no reward are the true heroes (but not typically acknowledged in the common north American experience), coming in at the "last minute" all fresh faced to "save the day" is great and all but seems unearned.
The British army (stiff upper lip, hold the line!) does not appeal to the "lightening strike, win the day" leanings of the N.A. fanboy.


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 Manchu wrote:

 PsychoticStorm wrote:
No, I am afraid not, History for you might be the reason, but there is no solid reason why people should even bother to think about negotiating what they play in a wargame.

My point is, it's not a choice. People are historical beings. And, in our present culture, almost everyone knows something about the Germans of WW2. It's inescapable.

True statement but many people decide to throw seriousness out the window and say "yeah, it does not affect me now and they look cool, I am using them".
We watch pirate moves and a hugely successful TV series on a motorcycle gang is out there too.
There is a great deal of evil out there as well as historically.

It almost feels right to make it a "caricature", make it lose it's old meaning and make it harmless.

Better that than to get every true detail down and taken seriously in case it becomes a roadmap for more evil.

Tragedy that happens to people should not be made light of but the role of bad behavior should not be rewarded with infamy but ridicule.

(Wonder how people feel about "Hogan's heroes", fine Tv show...)

Yeah, I understand and accept that some people want to play 'Allo 'Allo the war game -- heck, I'm one of them once in a while ... but that's not gainsaying my point ITT, either.

 Kilkrazy wrote:

Welsh_Furey wrote:
The interesting part about the swastika is I only see it as a Nazi symbol when on a red flag in a white circle any other time I see it as a Hindu simbol of peace and welcome it all depends on context.

If you look at Japanese maps they are full of swastikas as the symbol is used to mark the location of Buddhist temples.

Didnt realise it was a Buddhist symbol as well.

Welsh_Furey wrote:

 Kilkrazy wrote:

Welsh_Furey wrote:
The interesting part about the swastika is I only see it as a Nazi symbol when on a red flag in a white circle any other time I see it as a Hindu simbol of peace and welcome it all depends on context.

If you look at Japanese maps they are full of swastikas as the symbol is used to mark the location of Buddhist temples.

Didnt realise it was a Buddhist symbol as well.

Buddhism was founded by a Hindu.

That explains that then.