Fantastic journalistic research on display - LEGO have a directive that they never make explicit replicas of any type of war or military equipment. They did produce a Technic version of the Osprey aircraft but it was almost immediately removed from sale after they changed their mind, even when it was an air/sea rescue model.
The no military stuff seems to only apply to stuff made after WWI. There were sets with 1880s US military equipment (rifles and cannons). As someone else said, there were WWI era fighters too.
Also they're completely fine with fake war as in Star Wars too. They're more clearly avoiding "political" wars then war itself.
I do distinctly remember seeing a Sopwith Camel and Red Baron set in a Lego catalog though... Did they change something there?
Yeah, the line has moved from when they started. Original Lego had a yellow castle because they didn't want kids to make tanks from grey parts. They now have made the WW1 plane set and a few Lego Nazi minifigures from Indiana Jones, although without any explicit imagery.
I mean they also have pirate ships and medieval castles, all depicting top of the line weapons of their time.
I gotta find me that set that sounds great
I feel like I am actually being pushed into insanity
THESE PEOPLE ARE FUCKING SKINHEADS YOU CAN FUCKING FIND THAT OUT WITH JUST THE SAME FUCKING DEVICE YOU VOCIFEROUSLY POST ON FUCKING SOCIAL MEDIA FROM JUST BY USING "Advanced Search" ON GOOGLE TO LOOK FOR FUCKING PRE 2020 SHIT TO REMOVE ALL THE BLATANT FUCKING WAR PROPAGANDA
WHAT
THE
FUCK
I feel like I am actually being pushed into insanity
It's generic Operator-themed professional paintballers. If you really want to Own The Libs, just ink a tiny Z into the helmets and - viola! - now they're members of the Spetsnaz instead of Azov.
Otherwise, there's just no point in losing sleep over this shit. 30 years ago, LEGO was making Rambo II minis and Nintendo released a video game valorizing the Contras in Nicaragua. Now we've got some hobbyists putting their children's toys in OUN-B cosplay. It's all grifts for babies. None of it has a meaningful impact on material conditions. Nothing about this is fascism in a material sense, just cheerleading for "my team".
Tune it out. Its not worth the brain rot.
i know right, capitalist MSM is promoting fascists in ukraine and liberals don't even bat an eye
“Why does fascism keep getting normalized and end up killing minorities in churches?!”
Hey man. Don't try and ruin the vibes okay. I need something to believe in. A feel good story
real lathing hours: Sabaton will produce a very generic song about the azov nazis before the end of the year and it's going to be all the rage among the reddit teens and ''history buffs''.
My high school history teacher shared a video on Facebook of some Ukrainians doing a cover of “London Calling” but Kyiev instead of London. The band was wearing Bandera shirts and I pointed out that these were Nazi sympathizers, my teacher deleted my comment instead of deleting the post.
it's actually fucking terrifying how normalized fascists have become.
To be clear, I’m out of high school some 12 or more years now, I believe the man is retired now. He may still be teaching, I haven’t really asked him, just see his Facebook posts and he’s a turbo lib blue no matter who guy, I don’t think it’s worth pursuing any further.
god that's disgusting. Like taking a step back, this TEACHER silenced you for pointing out actual history and specifically nazism
Sabaton is p reactionary, no? NEver bothered listening
they've made multiple songs about nazis/le german army, but they've also done songs about soviets and the allies too. they seem to be radical centrists if anything but it definitely wouldn't surprise me if some of the members were real reactionaries.
a complete inability to understand the very simple fact that the Wehrmacht and Kriegsmarine were fighting to enable the holocaust
Right on, TY! Dont know much about them at all beyond "they do power metal about history"
They made a song about how cool literal nazi Erwin Rommel was. And it's really catchy, which is unforgivable.
They have the ideology of war is badass and manly, and all the whitewashing of evil that comes with it. They're not explicitly one ideology (having song called panzer division but also one about the night witches) beyond glory and masculinity culture almost like pre WW1 europeans
Or it’ll be about zelenskyyyyyy personally slaughtering thousands of Russian troops
Motorcycle cop from Lego city implacated in an offer-involved domestic incident after hearing about being bumped down to third.
I mean there's literally Nazi lego figures/vehicles from the Indiana Jones line (no Swastikas though) so I'd say those are the most fascist Lego.
Personally, I don't have an issue with that because it's fun to get to pretend I'm shooting and exploding a bunch of tiny nazis
Ohemgee those are some cute heckin' Nazi soldierinos! 😍😍
lol no way someone thought these were official legos. Like holy shit. Sure it's an evil capitalist company but they aren't so stupid as to make some shit like this for some random fucking Nazis the vast majority of humans have never heard of. Lmao. Person that posted this either knew what they were doing or was one of the dumbest fucking humans in existence.
I bet they knew that this wasn't an official product already, and were planning on issuing that correction.
Legos became significantly more shitty when the Lego men started regularly having Dreamworks face and scowls.
Star wars Lego ruined and saved lego. They still make cool stuff like a model ISS but so much is licensed stuff
when are we gonna get an azov battalion funko pop series????? :so-true:
how long until a school shooter is shouting slava ookie before opening fire in a cafeteria?
