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Re: nazi reference in doom????

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From: jne... I have green eyes
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 1994 21:55
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In article <2h0l0o$t...@tukki.cc.jyu.fi>, joh...@network.cc.jyu.fi (Jonne Henrikki Kolima) writes:
>In article <albertwC...@netcom.com> alb...@netcom.com (The Feddie Punk of Solomon) writes:
>>In article <NEVES.94J...@ballard.cs.colorado.edu> ne...@ballard.cs.colorado.edu (NEVES RICHARD K) writes:
>>>
>>>I just grabbed the shareware version of doom and played it for the
>>>first time today.   
>>>
>>>I was VERY disturbed to see this huge swastika in one of the rooms.
>>>It bothers me 'cause it makes me think the creators of the game have
>>>some sort of agenda.   That's really nasty and dangerous symbolism,
>>>don't you guys think.
>>
>>Wolfenstein 3D had swastika's up the wazoo, but no one said a word.  
>>What's with the big bruhaha now?
>
>
>Well, in Wolfenstein 3D you were inside *enemy* buildings (nazis, of course)
>but in Doom you're strolling around in once-friendly environment ie. all
>the architectural design is made by *your* side. 

Well, maybe they liked the mystic sign from India (where the swastika was
derived from) and wanted to incorporate it into their ariechecture....

Who knows...

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From: jne...@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (I have green eyes!)
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Subject: Re: nazi reference in doom????
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