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Re: nazi reference in doom????

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From: hil... Andrew Hilmer
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 1994 00:47
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In article <NEVES.94J...@ballard.cs.colorado.edu>,
NEVES RICHARD K <ne...@ballard.cs.colorado.edu> wrote:
>
>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.
>
>I would be relieved if it was just convenient scenery, but I still
>don't thing it deserves the pixels.

I believe that it probably is an "in" reference to Wolfenstein 3-d.
Don't the pentagrams, upside-down crosses, violence, etcetera, bother
you as well? If not, what is different? OK, the DOOM teleporter
project probably doesn't have much to do with Nazism, but about 10
seconds of bad Star Trek physics could justify it. Phobos base is an
evil place, with lots and lots of nasty shit in it. I think that
swastikas are nasty enough shit to qualify as appropriate decor.

andy
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