well at first I was kinda neutral
but now that I've read this thread a couple of times and thought about it, I have to admit I'm now actually supportive of the students.
For starters, it's a game (and it does look like a funny one at that)! It's not the real world. If we play as a German Kaleun, we're also supporting the nazis. We mercilessly sink allied ships, even passenger liners, not thinking of all the innocent lives that that may have cost in reality. Why? Because it's FUN! Games are for FUN, they're not there to remember all lives that have been lost, however tragical that may be!
If I run a bullet through the head of a Russian soldier when playing a German in CoD:WaW, I'm not gonna pray for the souls of all poor Russians who have been slaughtered by the Germans in WW2. Similarly, if I make a nazi salute I ain't gonna pray for all exterminated Jews. (I'm an atheist so I don't pray anyway, but still
)
Secondly, I dont know where you all usually play your drinking games, but *I* generally don't do it in public. A drinking game is a private event, and only people who consent participate. It's not like millions of people are being forced here to watch students make nazi salutes.
Sure, they posted it on facebook. So what? No-one's gonna force you to go to their facebook page. If you don't want to see it, don't go there. You have that choice!
Oh man, I'm sure I'm gonna regret having ever posted this
[Jumps into bomb shelter waiting for the artillery barrage to come]