Noishkel Hauptman, on 08 June 2024 - 03:01 PM, said:
Yeah I say that myself. An authoritarian genetic supremacist warrior culture calling people they're attacking 'fascists' was kind of rich.
Personally I think we should ask the people of Turtle Bay their opinion of this.
Gasboy, on 08 June 2024 - 03:03 PM, said:
It's an age old stategy, dehumanize the enemy. They are just using words people would understand. I don't read much into it.
martian, on 08 June 2024 - 11:26 PM, said:
I am reading a BattleTech book in which one guy is described as "that fascist idiot". I really do not think that he carries the Partito Nazionale Fascista membership card in his pocket.
They already thought of Spheroids as uncivilized barbarians--not that they were completely wrong about that--no need to dehumanize them past that. Besides,you dehumanize someone to make it easier to kill them and since when does a Clan warrior need to dehumanize someone in order to kill them? Furthermore, do you guys really think that they would even know what fascism was (most people cannot describe it)? Why would they? There were the Clans and everyone else were the barbarians..
Reminds me of when PGI first introduced the Sun Spider piloted by a Star Colonel that did not have a bloodname--which is impossible, btw. Really gives you the feeling that the people in charge totally know what they are doing, huh?
Call me a nitpicker if you must, but every time I hear them call the Combine fascists, it just takes me out the video.
Edited by Jep Jorgensson, 09 June 2024 - 01:10 AM.