Your views on toy soldiers

In my club's discussion board we have an argument on whether people are for or against war toys and i figured this would be the best topic on the others board, considering we've had some garbage debates recently.

personally i don't see how little green army men can inspire a kid to declare war on a school or something like that but what are your thoughts

do you shelter your kids for as long as you can with mr rogers and barney? or do you let them play with their little toy soldiers?

For me my answer is plain, simple and straight forward .. HELL NO!!!
When i was a lad (ok i sound like my grandad (R.i.P)) we loved playing with our soldiers! We went out onto the field and not only did we play with our toy soldiers, but we also played as if we were soldiers!
Now (in my personal opinion) i think thats one of the problems with kids today, they needn't go out and play - they have better toy soldiers on their video games than i ever had.

Get out and play with your soldiers boys!

Phew rant over!

Finally someone agrees, i'm the leader of the opposition over there, wait a minute, i am the opposition

Let kids play with whatever they want to play with, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone than it's all gravy.

I've said it once, I've said it a million and a half times.

Kids playing 'soldier' or video games aren't anymore violent than the guy playing (American) football.

T.v. is a problem though with all of those 'drama' and 'reality' shows that teach kids that in real life people cheat on each other. Seeing that and their parents divorcing (as many do) gives them only bad relationships to pattern their own romance lives' on.

Well i'm sorry nemo's mom DIED, just kidding personna

I'll try to expand the list but a parent dying during the movie shouldn't count.

little mermaid
fox and the hound
aristocats
black cauldron
air bud
cinderella
snow white
sleeping beauty
beauty and the beast
finding nemo
alice and wonderland (not comfirmed)
chicken little
pinochio
fantasia (mickey part)
the sword in the stone
duck tales
resuers down under
aladdin
angels in the outfield
a goofy movie
pocahantas
toy story 1&2
tom and huck
treasure island
hunchback of notre dame
a bug's life
inspector gadget
lilo and stitch
pirates of the carribean
ice princess
herbie fully loaded

*i'll update more but now the two parent famillies*

chronicles of narnia
sky high
the incredibles
haunted mansion
holes
emperor's new groove
tarzan
i'll be home for christmas
mulan
100 dalmations
lion king
hocus pocus
muppet christmas carol
hercules
bambi
peter pan
lady and the tramp (sort of)
old yeller
jungle book
mary poppins
that darn cat
freaky friday
honey i shrunk the kids

It's about half and half