"Wargaming & Patriotism" Topic

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11 Aug 2018 10:22 a.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

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Editor in Chief Bill	11 Aug 2018 10:21 a.m. PST
As you have become involved in miniature wargaming, what effect has it had on your patriotism? * more patriotic * about the same * less patriotic
Winston Smith	11 Aug 2018 10:33 a.m. PST
No effect.
rustymusket	11 Aug 2018 10:42 a.m. PST
No effect.
Joes Shop	11 Aug 2018 10:56 a.m. PST
None.
PJ ONeill	11 Aug 2018 11:01 a.m. PST
An unnecessary and polarizing question.
rmaker	11 Aug 2018 11:03 a.m. PST
No effect.
Dynaman8789	11 Aug 2018 11:14 a.m. PST
None. > An unnecessary and polarizing question. Been a number of them lately.
JimDuncanUK	11 Aug 2018 11:21 a.m. PST
Absolutely none.
Dave Jackson	11 Aug 2018 11:34 a.m. PST
None
advocate	11 Aug 2018 11:46 a.m. PST
None.
Cyrus the Great	11 Aug 2018 11:54 a.m. PST
None.
etotheipi	11 Aug 2018 11:55 a.m. PST
No effect.
Ed Mohrmann	11 Aug 2018 11:58 a.m. PST
None
jeffreyw3	11 Aug 2018 12:16 p.m. PST
No effect, although the more I study war, the less inclined I am to accept the reasons for engaging in it.
Gunfreak	11 Aug 2018 12:31 p.m. PST
None.
DisasterWargamer	11 Aug 2018 12:35 p.m. PST
None
Vigilant	11 Aug 2018 12:39 p.m. PST
Nothing to do with patriotism.
95th Division	11 Aug 2018 1:17 p.m. PST
No effect.
Red3584	11 Aug 2018 1:41 p.m. PST
Seems like a desperate attempt to whip up a 'heated debate'.
Glengarry5	11 Aug 2018 2:10 p.m. PST
huh?
Shagnasty	11 Aug 2018 2:13 p.m. PST
No change.
mad monkey 1	11 Aug 2018 2:24 p.m. PST
None.
14Bore	11 Aug 2018 2:50 p.m. PST
None I guess, only having foreign Napoleonic armys
14th NJ Vol	11 Aug 2018 3:26 p.m. PST
None; however there are armies I like playing more then others.
23rdFusilier	11 Aug 2018 4:05 p.m. PST
"No effect, although the more I study war, the less inclined I am to accept the reasons for engaging in it." Agree! The more I read and study the more I agree with Smedley Butler that War is a racket.
USAFpilot	11 Aug 2018 4:10 p.m. PST
None. (I've always cared for my country.). So the answer to the question being asked is: "about the same".
Daithi the Black	11 Aug 2018 4:21 p.m. PST
Jeffreyw3 has it right
Saber6	11 Aug 2018 4:39 p.m. PST
"No effect, although the more I study war, the less inclined I am to accept the reasons for engaging in it." Agree! The more I read and study the more I agree with Smedley Butler that War is a racket. Agreed
Winston Smith	11 Aug 2018 5:05 p.m. PST
If "patriotism" enters into the equation, all it does is to make that army more interesting to play. Tonight I'm playing "M-1 and Arisaka" as Japanese. I gleefully wiped out a Marine squad with a Japanese ambush. Now, I'll be getting mine back. Or not. Btw, in my initial response I left out FIW both sides.
Editor in Chief Bill	11 Aug 2018 5:46 p.m. PST
I've always read a lot of history, but because I am a wargamer, I read even more history. I particularly find that reading about the sacrifices made by our soldiers in WWII increases my respect for them and my love of country. When I salute the flag or sing the national anthem, I think of them.
nnascati	11 Aug 2018 6:05 p.m. PST
Nope
Corporal Fagen	11 Aug 2018 6:12 p.m. PST
Nothing
Rakkasan	11 Aug 2018 7:44 p.m. PST
None
arthur1815	11 Aug 2018 11:48 p.m. PST
No effect other than to increase my sympathy for those unfortunate to be involved in a war, and admiration for the bravery and self-sacrifice exhibited by soldiers, whatever country they were fighting for.
PzGeneral	12 Aug 2018 10:38 a.m. PST
None
Dashetal	12 Aug 2018 5:03 p.m. PST
None. The only thing it has affected is my buying of obscure and expensive books. I am drawn to little known or foreign wars so getting cheap books is rarely possible.
COL Scott ret	12 Aug 2018 6:48 p.m. PST
I was patriotic before and still patriotic.
Please delete me	13 Aug 2018 4:42 a.m. PST
None
deephorse	13 Aug 2018 9:00 a.m. PST
No effect.
Aethelflaeda was framed	13 Aug 2018 10:03 a.m. PST
Games themselves have had no effect, but encountering many "patriotic" players may have made me less so if the definition of patriotic requires jingoism as they seem to want it.
Legion 4	13 Aug 2018 11:27 a.m. PST
+1 23rdFusilier +1 COL Scott But wargaming does Not effect my Patriotism … I've played pretty much all sides from many eras all the way to the very distant future. How can one be patriotic when playing ETs/NTIs/aliens, like Orks, Bugs, etc., etc.
ZULUPAUL	14 Aug 2018 9:54 a.m. PST
Always been a patriot, so no.
Patrick Sexton	14 Aug 2018 2:28 p.m. PST
My patriotism is not related to wargaming.
PVT641	04 Oct 2018 11:18 a.m. PST
+2 Col. Scott!
Old Contemptibles	04 Oct 2018 12:54 p.m. PST
none
etotheipi	07 Oct 2018 2:54 p.m. PST
I've always read a lot of history, but because I am a wargamer, I read even more history. I particularly find that reading about the sacrifices made by our soldiers in WWII increases my respect I grew up with USMC and Navy WWII vets on one side of the family and a anti-communist freedom fighter/proud American immigrants on the other side.
Mooseworks8	17 Oct 2018 7:30 p.m. PST
+3 23rdFusilier