Takashi Uchida, on 13 October 2014 - 06:42 PM, said:
Totally unrelated but, what's up with your sig? Do you do Civil War re-enactments with mechs, because that'd be awesome.
*Chuckle*
I would love to do reenactments, but can't afford to financially. The days of that being a cheap sport are gone; they've become regulated and expensive, sadly.
I do attend them as a spectator on occasion though. They're pretty cool in my opinion, and I love the history that can be learned at them.
I use the Greek helmets because of my "Molon Labe" motto which means, roughly translated, "Come and Take!" It was the King Leonidas's last words to the Persian Army at Thermopylae when the Persians ordered him and his Greeks to throw down their arms and surrender. Politically, I view the motto as a challenge to foreign enemies of the US, and a reminder to our government that there is a limit to what our citizens can take in the form of lost freedoms. For MWO, it's intended as a dare for Red Team to try and take me out; that normally proves a more difficult challenge than most pilots bargain for.
The American Flag is used because I am a Patriot and love my country.
The Confederate Flag is used because I am Southern to the hilt, and believe that, one day, the South's gonna rise again!
Please note that my use of the Confederate Flag has no racist or discriminatory purpose. I view it as a historical and cultural part of who I am and believe that everything that happened in the past is now water under the bridge. As such, the flag is a symbol of a closed chapter in the history of our nation; a chapter best learned from and not allowed to be forgotten.
Now, as for doing Civil War Reenactments with Mechs...that would be too cool for words!