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Should we really be encouraging children to play chess? Not only is it terribly violent it is rather anti-american. The monarchy, church and knights all in cha
by oiuyhgtfryhuj 16y ago
Should we really be encouraging children to play chess?
Not only is it terribly violent it is rather anti-american. The monarchy, church and knights all in charge capturing and crushing the pawns to gain territory, not to mention that it pitches black against white.
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- TamDenholm 16y agoPersonally it never even occurred to me to read that far into chess, so i honestly doubt a child would do it either, to me its just a game and probably an educational one.
- oiuyhgtfryhuj 16y agoWell since, in it's modern form, it's a Persian (ie Iranian) invention and was intended as a battle field simulation for training young warriors - I suppose playing it makes you a suspected terrorist.
- ojbyrne 16y agoWhich part of that is anti-american?
- iamdave 16y ago*sweeps palm over head Whoooosh
- nkassis 16y agoI think he meant it was very american ;p
- oiuyhgtfryhuj 16y agoI think there is an american version where a beige democrat side face a grey republican side and they both discuss the issues sensibly before devolving all power to the individual pawns
- bh42 16y agoMutters to self: I can't believe I'm explaining jokes on the Internet.. sigh Unless ojbyrne was being ironing, as in, what about dictatorial rule is un-American?