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ndnls
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The Frozen Wastes (Canada)
Oct 2001 time: 01:15
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Diseased human corpse missiles, forcing people to work to death,
starvation, brain eating worms, grinding people into a thick, red
paste with high callibre assault weapons, the posts of this thread
make me feel just the least bit queasy.
As for the death camps, Just hit the raze button. Those structures
in the city are useless if there's nobody to run'em
As for Canada being imprisoned in the shackles of imperialist
slavery, about the only people that really suffered were the
natives. Like America, Canada was isolated on a resource rich
continent with no one to pose a true threat to its continued
existence. America is about 10 times larger because of its
warmer climate and easier access to important agricultural
resoures. Canada was mostly independent from the economic ties
that preclude imperialism because of its growing exports,
domestic industry and intellectual capital.
CygnusZ is right about the dependency theory of third world
development. The middle east can 'choose' to not sell oil to the
west, but then the west can 'choose' not to give millitary,
economic and monentary aid to the middle east dictatorships.
Most of the supra-national bodies tasked with pulling these
countries out of the mire of poverty have failed miserably
and even nations that were formally flying high are now on the
verge of economic meltdown.
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CygnusZ
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quote: Originally posted by Boliao
You are wrong, there are no slave labour camps in china.... If you meant people sent to the fields during the cultural revolution, I regret to tell you that although thats inhumane it is not considered as "slave labour camps"....... |
I think he's making a refrence to the fate of the protesters at Tiennamen Square. It's arguable if they're slaves, though they should count as forced labor.
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LarryLard
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London
Sep 2001 time: 05:15
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quote: Originally posted by Lonestar
While America may have been Imperialistic in the past, it ain't a patch on the various West European powers, all the way up to the British landing troops in Sierra Leone, 1999. |
Actually... oh I can't be bothered.
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The Negotiator
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Finland
Jul 2001 time: 05:15
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I don't know about the others but I am usually quite sane. What's wrong with torturing and killing people. That's what history is like.
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Mahdimael
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Sandy Eigo, CA, USA
May 2001 time: 05:15
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quote: Originally posted by cyclotron7
History is history. People who think we shouldn't put atrocities like death camps into the game (albeit, not excessively) just don't want to hear about it. If everyone acted like it was "too terrible to mention," everybody would have forgotten by now and nobody ever would have confronted reality to explain why things like the holocaust happened. The game models history, who are any of you to edit history? |
I don't know if it's necessarily that, cyclotron. I think it's more of an issue of taste. I mean, if they implement a fully 3d "whip the slave" tutorial in a game, that's not dealing with the subject in a constructive manner, is it? Even if such things are included, the repercussions of those actions should also be modeled. These can be revolts and revolutions, or diplomatic problems. I believe Firaxis has modeled some of these into the game (anger towards conscription and forced labor).
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CygnusZ
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quote: Originally posted by Executor
And what's wrong with that? That's the whole point of winning! Don't you think the Native Americans would have done the same? |
No, I think that's the major problem with the world too. People are willing to accept the victor's no matter whom they may be as correct. Our society is so backwards that the American Revolutionary TERRORISTS are seen as hero's instead of common criminals.
It takes a level of objectivity which is simply not present to understand history. Instead history tends to be the teaching of propaganda alone. You're illustrating it perfectly. We live in a society where the extermination of the American-Indian race is being justified. Ideologies obstruct the reality that our great President Andrew Jackson murdered Men, women and children out of nothing but Bloodlust.
Your are speaking a mindset that one should believe what they are told because it benefits themselves. Black's should be put in their place, and given unequal rights because I am white. There are multiple races, and a master race, because I am a member of that master race. China is the center of the world because I am Chinese. The American Revolutionaries are great because I am American. Catch-22.
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CygnusZ
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quote: Originally posted by Executor
And what's wrong with that? That's the whole point of winning! Don't you think the Native Americans would have done the same? |
No, I think that's the major problem with the world too. People are willing to accept the victor's no matter whom they may be as correct. Our society is so backwards that the American Revolutionary TERRORISTS are seen as hero's instead of common criminals.
It takes a level of objectivity which is simply not present to understand history. Instead history tends to be the teaching of propaganda alone. You're illustrating it perfectly. We live in a society where the extermination of the American-Indian race is being justified. Ideologies obstruct the reality that our great President Andrew Jackson murdered Men, women and children out of nothing but Bloodlust.
Your are speaking a mindset that one should believe what they are told because it benefits themselves. Black's should be put in their place, and given unequal rights because I am white. There are multiple races, and a master race, because I am a member of that master race. China is the center of the world because I am Chinese. The American Revolutionaries are great because I am American.
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Dodgedemon
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Logan, UT USA
Oct 2001 time: 22:15
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I agree with UberKrux, every nation has to figure out for itself what works best at the time.
The U.S. response to the Native American "problem" wasn't real nice, but it sure as hell was effective. Ask any conquered people wether violence solves anything, see what they have to say.
I'm not condoning what we did, making and breaking treaties wasn't honorable. I just don't think we had any other options.
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