Das Boot plays Silent Hunter 4 - Episodes 1 & 2 (working!)

Rockin Robbins · 06-15-09, 01:39 PM

Really NOT great.

Silent Hunter should not be about playing Nazi wannabe. There is nothing glorious, nothing valorous about being a member of the Kriegsmarine, ESPECIALLY that flag, personally designed by Adolf Hitler as an emblem of brute force, intimidation and violence, directed first at his "own" people and then at the world.

Real German U-Boat veterans are completely at odds with the wannabes around here in condemning the Nazi cause and denying that in any way they were heroes, valorous, glamorous, admirable or anything but shills for a despicable cause. Why would we dishonor the wishes of those who fought and seek to make heroes of them and then play the part ourselves. It's disgusting.

This is not an attack on SH3 or the U-Boat side of SH4, as any who know me don't need to be told. It is strictly about those who treat Naziism as a Star Trek opportunity to dress up in the uniform, portray themselves as the characters, affect the mannerisms and language, actually pretending to become the object of their admiration. Spock? Questionable but harmless. Affecting the above icon? Disgusting. At least it is condoning thuggery, at most it is perverting history by portraying Nazis as people who petted their cats, hugged their wives, loved "Little House on the Prairie" and just looked cool.

Talent and ability, good judgment and courage in service of evil is no heroism and deserves no admiration any more than Jeffrey Dahmer deserves admiration for the skillful way he could carve a corpse.

06-15-09, 01:39 PM	#11
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Really NOT great. Silent Hunter should not be about playing Nazi wannabe. There is nothing glorious, nothing valorous about being a member of the Kriegsmarine, ESPECIALLY that flag, personally designed by Adolf Hitler as an emblem of brute force, intimidation and violence, directed first at his "own" people and then at the world. Real German U-Boat veterans are completely at odds with the wannabes around here in condemning the Nazi cause and denying that in any way they were heroes, valorous, glamorous, admirable or anything but shills for a despicable cause. Why would we dishonor the wishes of those who fought and seek to make heroes of them and then play the part ourselves. It's disgusting. This is not an attack on SH3 or the U-Boat side of SH4, as any who know me don't need to be told. It is strictly about those who treat Naziism as a Star Trek opportunity to dress up in the uniform, portray themselves as the characters, affect the mannerisms and language, actually pretending to become the object of their admiration. Spock? Questionable but harmless. Affecting the above icon? Disgusting. At least it is condoning thuggery, at most it is perverting history by portraying Nazis as people who petted their cats, hugged their wives, loved "Little House on the Prairie" and just looked cool. Talent and ability, good judgment and courage in service of evil is no heroism and deserves no admiration any more than Jeffrey Dahmer deserves admiration for the skillful way he could carve a corpse. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS Last edited by Rockin Robbins; 06-15-09 at 02:12 PM.