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    Do you believe we should bring back gladiator fights?

    Do you think that we should bring back Gladiator battles in today's society?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Winter Blossom View Post
    No, I'd like to think mankind has moved on from being ruthless savages, that kill people for mere entertainment.
    What if it was by choose to enter the ring?

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    We already have boxing, wrestling, and MMA.

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    I guess that would be one possible solution to overpopulation. And Left VS Right politics

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    Never. It is barbaric and has no place in modern society. People should just watch UFC or Boxing to get their jollies from real violence.
    Last edited by Moralgy; 2016-01-02 at 10:57 PM.

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    To the death? No.

    If people wanted to introduce it like a fighting sport like the rest, that'd be fine. Would have to be changed a lot though.

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    Yes 10 illegals enter, one with greencard leaves.

    Also let drug fiends fight for a fix

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    It's called UFC now.
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    No. It would be filled with steroids and pro athletes. Think Hunger Games, except careers always win cause steroids and pro training.

    I want to see a gladiator fight where politicians fight. Fuck those rich assholes. If you make over 1 million dollars in aggregate wealth annually, you are a contender.
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    Quote Originally Posted by UnifiedDivide View Post
    How about no... what a stupid fucking question.
    I swear creating threads like this is a hobby for some people.
    I just wanted to hear peoples opinion on the topic
    Not a bad thing IMO

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    Quote Originally Posted by Winter Blossom View Post
    No, I'd like to think mankind has moved on from being ruthless savages, that kill people for mere entertainment.
    Well, US murder rates shows that no matter what you believe, it's still happening.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winter Blossom View Post
    We should try to move forward as humans, not backwards.
    Some people on this forum are definitely moving us backwards though. A majority.
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    Contrary to popular belief, gladiatorial games were not generally fought to the death. They were little different from current high impact martial arts competitions and therefore still exist.

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    No, but I wouldn't mind being able to legally challenge someone to a duel like back in the good ol' days.

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    We tried that in the uk.



    Lets just say after steriod abuse, presenters porking with the gladiators making national news, something as pissy as a leg graze causing hype about show safety, made it clear the idea of having gladiators as a theme was just in name only.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hammerfest View Post
    No, but I wouldn't mind being able to legally challenge someone to a duel like back in the good ol' days.
    Were you able to freely decline those or was there a penalty?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hammerfest View Post
    No, but I wouldn't mind being able to legally challenge someone to a duel like back in the good ol' days.
    If you are sober, and agree to a duel and get that shit officialized, I say it should be legal.

    Bob: I challenge you to a Dddddddduel!
    Jim: I accept.
    Me to county clerk: Send a ref out to this address!

    Ref comes. hands paperwork and asks questions to ensure mental state.

    Ref approves duel. Participants pay admin fee and they get a date and location.

    If by the time and place they still want to duel it's cool. If either back out then that is fine and they get it placed on their record.


    I see no reason for anyone to ever murder in such a world.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Riptor View Post
    I just wanted to hear peoples opinion on the topic
    It would appear that in the last day or two you've wanted to hear people's opinion on at least 100 topics, according to all the threads you've started.

    As for being on topic; the UFC / other MMA is close enough to gladiator fights as we need, really. Anyone who's pining for seeing people kill themselves on some arena has clearly not watched enough MMA.
    Last edited by mmoc3ff0cc8be0; 2016-01-02 at 11:59 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Algythor View Post
    Were you able to freely decline those or was there a penalty?
    Yes, you were.

    Legally there was nothing at stake in a duel except your pride.

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    yes, the benefits of having a military testing ground that's financially profitable are limitless.
    the money made off of it's popularity could then be used for research and development of stronger and strong combat related tech.

    hell once the era of supersoldiers, cybernetics or genetic engineering(or both!), comes into place you could have duels between demigods as the main attractions.

    warfare as entertainment also necessitates further investment into medical development as deaths in the ring are rarely as profitable as the struggle between veteran combatants, gladiators who don't die are worth more then slaughtered masses as people like to have someone to root for..

    and hell if you wanted to go completely vegan you could have the fight be between synthetic proxies or digital constructs.

    Quote Originally Posted by The Fiend View Post
    Yes, you were.

    Legally there was nothing at stake in a duel except your pride.
    also social standing.
    no one likes cowards.
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