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Re: Wolf 3D too violent?

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From: wand... Anthony William Cannon
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 1992 00:23
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In article <1992Jun5.2...@news2.cis.umn.edu> alb...@mudhoney.micro.umn.edu (Albatross) writes:
>In <1992Jun5.1...@advtech.uswest.com> dwa...@da_vinci.uswest.com (Darryl D. Watson) writes:
>
>>In article <1992May21.1...@news2.cis.umn.edu>, alb...@mudhoney.micro.umn.edu (Albatross) writes:
>
> [boring stuff deleted]
>
>>Wake up!  We are living in a warrior society!
>
>No we're not.  A "warrior society" in the classic sense is idealistic and
>supports a strong ethical code of honor.  We're a barbarian society, with
>all the violence and no sense of ethics at all.
>
>>We, as a society, glorify
>>competition, and yes, violence.  Tuff.  Nazi Germany happened; if we
>>hadn't gotten just as nasty, cruel, and violent, you'd be speaking
>>German right now, dude.
>
>And if we had to become them in order to defeat them, who really lost?
>A difference that makes no difference is no difference, and it doesn't make
>a difference what language you speak if your culture is disintegrating.
> [sig deleted]

Does anyone else find this just a bit funny?  =)

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