Historic Firearms and Mankind – Academic and Cultural Politics in Germany

Lee · 20th June 2014, 04:57 PM

We will give this a try over here in this related but 'off topic' forum. 'Political' free speech about government practices and policies should be fair game as are those who deign to 'lead' us. Just do not get personal towards other members who hold a different view.

My personal view is that arms of all sorts are part - an important part - of our history and the history of the development of technology and warfare and to ignore this is to deliberately choose the path of ignorance. When you look at antique arms you often are looking at the 'leading edge' of a culture's materials technology. The underlying reason may be disturbing but it is as valid of us today as it was for our ancestors since the very beginnings of the working of materials to create tools.

fernando · 20th June 2014, 07:05 PM

Pondering on this subject, it may be that a timely allusion to such problematic fits well (or doesn't fit bad) in a paragraph within context, but its launching as a topic subject to discussion in the open forum will hardly have an innocuous end.
For even considering that, we are all arms collectors, we may find among us an ample range of preferences, some of them not necessarily combining so well.
It is not easy to please Greeks and Trojans at same time (a local saying).
So even considering the goodwill of the forum registar to reopen this thread, my personal desire is that it drops dead.
... This not meaning that we should ignore things; just separating the wheat from the chaff.

20th June 2014, 04:57 PM	#1
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 932	Moved and Reopened with some Trepidation We will give this a try over here in this related but 'off topic' forum. 'Political' free speech about government practices and policies should be fair game as are those who deign to 'lead' us. Just do not get personal towards other members who hold a different view. My personal view is that arms of all sorts are part - an important part - of our history and the history of the development of technology and warfare and to ignore this is to deliberately choose the path of ignorance. When you look at antique arms you often are looking at the 'leading edge' of a culture's materials technology. The underlying reason may be disturbing but it is as valid of us today as it was for our ancestors since the very beginnings of the working of materials to create tools.

20th June 2014, 07:05 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	If i may Pondering on this subject, it may be that a timely allusion to such problematic fits well (or doesn't fit bad) in a paragraph within context, but its launching as a topic subject to discussion in the open forum will hardly have an innocuous end. For even considering that, we are all arms collectors, we may find among us an ample range of preferences, some of them not necessarily combining so well. It is not easy to please Greeks and Trojans at same time (a local saying). So even considering the goodwill of the forum registar to reopen this thread, my personal desire is that it drops dead. ... This not meaning that we should ignore things; just separating the wheat from the chaff.