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Nuclearcow (5/2/2008)
Here's the difference in my opinion. Neo-nazism is out there still. Its all over Europe in tiny pockets and in many locations. Its even in the U.S. in some areas. People still idolize the man. People commit acts on his birthday and the day before (Timothy McVeigh - Oklahoma City Bombing), etc. This stuff is something that is a small minority of the population, but the rest of the population doesn't view this minority with any decent regards, so.... don't encourage your kids to play as Hitler.
I'm sure if there were Neo-Stalins running around with a decent following in the world, they wouldn't have chosen Stalin for the game.
Yeah, it is a tad political for the game, but luckily for them, there are only 2 leaders for each civ, so they could just pick another decent leader and call it good. No biggie.Every single Fascist on earth is a Neo-Stalin and his totalitarianism is used as THE model for a totalitarian govt, so Im not sure your really looking at what Stalin did and how he did it.
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Nuclearcow (5/3/2008)
[quote]I have never heard anything even remotely like that with Stalin as far as modern followers. If so, civ probably would have someone else in there as a leader in place of Stalin. It is political, and it has to be so they can sell as many games as possible.
Interesting discussion on this.Stalin is undergoing an upsurge in popularity and positive image in Russia today. There was a one-page article on it in the Economist about a year or so ago, with a title "The Re-Writing of History."
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I was minded to compare this site to a sort-of-private Facebook, but, on reflection, that's not right . . . Nope. Here is a forum to exchange views and discuss topics and maybe have some literary fun; post some interesting pics (not Megabits of family krap); flag up some internet sites of Interest; pass on the occasional joke. To me, (struggling for analogy here) it's bit more like a quiet and cosy pub with locals you know and the occasional visitor from "outside"; thick stone walls and a cellar full of well-kept ale. Facebook, on the other hand, is some awful massive city-centre club that serves Fosters lager. And, you know what? I am not unhappy with that analogy. I prefer the pub.
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