Waffen SS versus Lynchmob

[sethipus]

I know we really got some hot conversation going over whether it's appropriate for a squad to be named after the Waffen SS.

I really want to know, given how obviously inappropriate it is, in peoples' eyes, for a Waffen SS squad to exist, how in the hell is there still a Lynchmob squad?

So, what, Waffen SS isn't allowed because some members of the Waffen SS killed jews and performed some atrocities in WWII, but groups of rednecked yahoos stringing up black folk for looking too fondly at a white girl are perfectly fine for a squad name? 

[XAKL]

YES

[BillyD]

hmmm I just never viewed lynchmob in that fashion. Whilst Waffen SS is pretty cut and dried, I always just thought of a mob of cartoon planes ready to beat some azz.(and they do a pretty good job) We have to be careful and not overanalyze every squad name or else it will become PCU and everything will offend everybody. Will Pigs on the Wing be next cause some AH pilots hate Pink Floyd or pork products? Army of Muppets cause you were traumatized by spousal abuse that Ms.Piggy handed out to Kermie....or how much that turtle kid traumatized poor Bipolar? The list goes on and on.

Either way everyone has the personal ability to bring a problem before the HTC grand poobahs and let them handle it. Now lets have some fun and fly with our buddies, get lit up, and lit up a few lil red blips and live our lives.

billyD

[Captfish]

A lynch Mob is not always race related, though often conected with racial crimes and the KKK. In fact the term comes from the revolutionary war, from the term "Lynch's Law" (and subsequently "lynch law" and "lynching") apparently originated during the American Revolution when Charles Lynch, a Virginia justice of the peace, ordered extralegal punishment for Tory acts.

today Lynching in the second degree is defined as "Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person and from which death does not result."


so to answer your question no I dont see the problem with lynchmob, the same way I do with Waffen SS.

[sethipus]

A lynch Mob is not always race related, though often conected with racial crimes and the KKK.

Lynchings have not always been about race, true, but the overwhelming majority of lynchings that are evoked by the term (in the US at least) happen to have been perpetrated against blacks in the South because of their race.  It would be a stretch to say that the very term "lynch" nowadays doesn't automatically evoke thoughts of the KKK and black guys hanging from trees.

And by the same token, not all Waffen SS killed jews or committed war atrocities.  Your logic is very inconsistent.  You're basically saying that since some of the Waffen SS killed jews and committed war crimes, the very term Waffen SS is obviously inappropriate, but because only some of the extralegal mob killings of helpless individuals were perpetrated by whites against blacks for racial reasons, that term is perfectly fine for a squad name in this game.

This is an egregious double standard.

I'm not trying to jumpstart a whole PC crusade (another loaded term, I know) against AHII squad names, but for heaven's sake, given the brouhaha over the Waffen SS squad, it just boggles my mind that people apparently don't bat an eye over Lynchmob.

Personally, I think that Lynchmob is an obscene squad name.

[MajIssue]

I know we really got some hot conversation going over whether it's appropriate for a squad to be named after the Waffen SS.

I really want to know, given how obviously inappropriate it is, in peoples' eyes, for a Waffen SS squad to exist, how in the hell is there still a Lynchmob squad?

So, what, Waffen SS isn't allowed because some members of the Waffen SS killed jews and performed some atrocities in WWII, but groups of rednecked yahoos stringing up black folk for looking too fondly at a white girl are perfectly fine for a squad name? 

You have a valid point... It begs the questions of what is appropriate for a squad name and what is not. Also, are there guidlines published anywhere? And who has the ultimate veto power over squad names?

[SlapShot]

And who has the ultimate veto power over squad names?

Ummmm .. HiTech (thought that would be obvious).

Again ... take this shiznizzle crap to the O' Club.

[captain1ma]

how about the tardwhacker SS?? is that better?

weapons SS?? how about that one?? any better??

[RedTop]

I know we really got some hot conversation going over whether it's appropriate for a squad to be named after the Waffen SS.

I really want to know, given how obviously inappropriate it is, in peoples' eyes, for a Waffen SS squad to exist, how in the hell is there still a Lynchmob squad?

So, what, Waffen SS isn't allowed because some members of the Waffen SS killed jews and performed some atrocities in WWII, but groups of rednecked yahoos stringing up black folk for looking too fondly at a white girl are perfectly fine for a squad name? 

Reach further ..your almost to the edge.

[Bruv119]

quite ironic this will end up with a lynching 

[LuckyI3]

The Waffen-SS were the armed units of the Schutzstaffel, better known as the SS. The SS were the protective guards of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) - or the "Nazis." Many soldiers in the Waffen-SS distinguished themselves in combat, and in a small number of cases, became notorious for their atrocities. However, these crimes against humanity should not label the entire Waffen-SS as an organization of hate. The vast majority of soldiers were combatants, not criminals.

[Masherbrum]

Lynchings have not always been about race, true, but the overwhelming majority of lynchings that are evoked by the term (in the US at least) happen to have been perpetrated against blacks in the South because of their race.  It would be a stretch to say that the very term "lynch" nowadays doesn't automatically evoke thoughts of the KKK and black guys hanging from trees.

And by the same token, not all Waffen SS killed jews or committed war atrocities.  Your logic is very inconsistent.  You're basically saying that since some of the Waffen SS killed jews and committed war crimes, the very term Waffen SS is obviously inappropriate, but because only some of the extralegal mob killings of helpless individuals were perpetrated by whites against blacks for racial reasons, that term is perfectly fine for a squad name in this game.

This is an egregious double standard.

I'm not trying to jumpstart a whole PC crusade (another loaded term, I know) against AHII squad names, but for heaven's sake, given the brouhaha over the Waffen SS squad, it just boggles my mind that people apparently don't bat an eye over Lynchmob.

Personally, I think that Lynchmob is an obscene squad name.

IIRC, the KKK have hung more whites, than blacks.   

I think your first post is a troll at best.   Get a life.   

[sirvlad]

Why does anyone even care about a stupid squad name.We are all adults if it offends you then get over it. They are just words from people you most likely will never even meet.I like to get rid of things that offend me,for example all the mexicans invading my community and taking jobs from teenagers,but hey what can i do about it.Nothing so get over it right.Call me what you want but atleast i got the balls to say it. Now go on  tear into me,i like reading other points of view between flights.

[CAP1]

I know we really got some hot conversation going over whether it's appropriate for a squad to be named after the Waffen SS.

I really want to know, given how obviously inappropriate it is, in peoples' eyes, for a Waffen SS squad to exist, how in the hell is there still a Lynchmob squad?

So, what, Waffen SS isn't allowed because some members of the Waffen SS killed jews and performed some atrocities in WWII, but groups of rednecked yahoos stringing up black folk for looking too fondly at a white girl are perfectly fine for a squad name? 

when i think of lynchmobs, i kind of think of the old west......where lynchmobs went after criminals that the law couldn't seem to find(for whatever reason), so to me, lynchmob isn't really offensive.

[CAP1]

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