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G.I. Smurf
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Originally Posted by ender098
But the question I Originally posted this thread for remains unanswered and undiscussed;
If these "peaceniks" are so against war, why do they play with Toy Soldiers? (and what do they play?)
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yeah, i guess we all just went in to what we thought and didnt even try to answer this. truth is no one can say why any other person does what they do. i can say this. as a kid i hated war movies, i mean i hated them with a passion. however, i still loved to play joes. to me and my friends, it wasnt the killing or war aspect, it was the building, the setting up, the creating that we did hours on end before the 15 minutes of conflict. so maybe thats their reason too. they played with joes as kids, not really understanding the war and killing concept. as they grew into adulthood they began to understand death and thought it was wrong, not wanting anything whatsoever to do with it. maybe they have become pure pacifist, but like many of us collect action figures because it makes us feel young again and takes us back to when our friend were still friends and actually spent time with you when they didnt need anything from you.
ok, now theres my personal thought, now heres my thought of me learnings from my psychology studies. deep down we all have suppressed feelings, emotions and urges.. one of these, which most dont like to admit is the want for power, to be in control, to dominate. you can take this back as far as you want, its the alpha male cliche. perhaps this is a way for the pacifist to fulfill this urge. like so many of us who dont want to kill or just go out and pick a fight when we need to quench the urge, we just pick up a toy, write a story, draw a picture or have a daydream. its just a way to do what our ego pushes us to do without breaking any laws, hurting anyone or doing something we know is really wrong. just my 2 cents worth.
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