charonn0
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- Comment on 1 week ago:
That’s an awful comparison. The Maquis are not a separate, independent culture being dominated or obliterated by another. They were already Federation citizens, born on Federation worlds into Federation culture and society, subject to Federation laws, educated by their own parents and family in Federation values, and the Federation enabled and supported their colonization efforts. The Maquis are a product of the Federation’s culture not a victim of it.
And they do have self-determination. They can stay in the DMZ on their planets if they want to, but there are consequences of that choice. And if they do leave the DMZ then they would not even have change their preferred lifestyle. There are any number of uninhabited planets they could relocate to, found new colonies, etc. They have so many options and opportunities open to them that their grievances, however valid they would be under real-world circumstances, seem childish and selfish particularly when the alternative is continuing a decades-long war.
The Maquis didn’t start the war with the Cardassians.
But they did know the border was in dispute, and had been in dispute for decades, before they colonized the area. They can’t feign surprise that the border might move if and when the dispute ended.
The Federation traded away their planets without even giving them a seat at the table.
They did have a seat at the table. They just didn’t get their way. That sometimes happens, and it doesn’t mean the process was unfair.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
In a fully-automated luxury communist utopia, the Maquis are selfish assholes. Clinging to a planet because of the inconvenience of having to relocate. A planet which was never theirs to give or take in the first place. They talk a big talk about being “farmers who made something of the land,” and maybe that’s true. But they have replicators; farming is a hobby, not a livelihood.
Human, Vulcan, Bolian, etc. Maquis could lead happy, safe lives if only they were willing to lead happy, safe lives. They are not oppressed; they are not fighting in a righteous cause.
Bajorans, such as Ro, have different motivations. Bajor is not a party to the Federation-Cardassian Treaty, and Bajoran colonies were not sacrificed. Ro’s motivations are sympathy for the Maquis and hatred for Cardassians. Understandable and relatable motivations, but not heroic.
- Comment on Self-hosted fully working ST:TNG voice computer interface 3 weeks ago:
A keyboard? How quaint.
- Comment on Favorite Trek episode that's not in the usual top 57 lists? 3 weeks ago:
I like TOS Operation: Annihilate! because it presents a situation where a starship captain would be justified in issuing General Order 24. I’m disappointed that they didn’t actually mention GO24 in the episode, but my headcanon is that the crew were all reluctant to mention it by name.
I think GO24 is deeply misunderstood. It’s only ever been presented as a thing that a bad, crazy captain would order; as grounds for mutiny. So why would Starfleet even have such an order on the books? I think it’s actually designed for situations like the one in this episode: to prevent the spread of dangerous life forms.
This interpretation also enhances my enjoyment of another TOS episode, A Taste of Armageddon. In this episode, Kirk actually invokes General Order 24. Scotty understands that Kirk needs leverage to bluff with, and plays along. Bluffing the bad guys by citing a public health ordinance is classic Kirk. See also Corbomite and Fizzbin
- Comment on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Returning To [UK] Cinemas For 40th Anniversary – New Poster 1 month ago:
Noo-clee-ar… wessels
- Comment on What are some of the biggest continuity errors in Star Trek? 2 months ago:
PSA: There’s a special screening of Star Trek IV in San Francisco on June 13 to honor the 40th anniversary. Nick Meyer (writer/producer on IV) will be there.
- Comment on What are some of the biggest continuity errors in Star Trek? 2 months ago:
I contend that it is not actually missing, it’s just not visible from that perspective. When I recreate the shot in Google Earth only the extreme north tip of New Zealand is actually visible:
- Comment on What are your favorite trek scenes? 3 months ago:
Scotty: This is the commander of the U.S.S. Enterprise. All cities and installations on Eminiar VII have been located, identified, and fed into our fire control system. In one hour and forty-five minutes, the entire inhabited surface of your planet will be destroyed. You have that long to surrender your hostages. [dramatic music]
- Comment on ‘KHAN!!! The Musical’ Is Coming To STLV 2026 And A Community Theater Near You 3 months ago:
Robot Chicken did it first: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iauuuhpSfRQ
- Comment on 2 Films With Nicholas Meyer in person, Vogue Theater, San Francisco - STIV and Time After Time, June 13th @ 2:30pm 3 months ago:
Girlish scream I’ll be there :D
The Voyage Home is the very first movie I can remember seeing, and it’s still my favorite Trek movie.
- Comment on Let's discuss tng episode "Allegiance" (s3e18) 3 months ago:
On the other hand, the few things they do know about him includes that he disobeyed orders cancelling the Farpoint mission and that he has conversations with letters of the alphabet.
- Comment on Let's discuss tng episode "Allegiance" (s3e18) 3 months ago:
The thing that gets me about this episode is how it compares to All Good Things.
In AGT there’s a scene where Picard is in the past on the bridge and he’s ordering them into the anomaly, an act which seriously threatens to destroy the ship, and for which he gives no good reason. The crew reasonably objects, and Picard launches into an unpersuasive and platitudinal speech about how awesome the crew is. And the crew goes along with it.
Contrast this with the scene in Allegiance where “Picard” orders them into the anomaly, an act which seriously threatens to destroy the ship and for which he gives no good reason. “Picard” assures them with an unpersuasive and platitudinal speech. And the crew mutinies.
While it’s true that in Allegiance the crew were already suspicious, it’s also true that in the AGT scene the crew didn’t know Picard well enough to give him the benefit of the doubt.
- Comment on Thoughts on Kanar 5 months ago:
I got a contact sugar high just from clicking that link.
- Comment on Do we have No Man's Sky fans here? 8 months ago:
252.6 hours played, last played October 2024.
It’s enjoyable, but I’ve never been really engaged with it. There’s no progression, I don’t feel like my character, equipment, or ships are getting better even though I’m upgrading things. No planet is special, even though they’re all unique.
I think it would be better if you started out in a “settled” region with interesting factions, hand-designed planets, optional quest lines, etc. The infinite procedurally generated stuff would come into play if you push beyond the edges of known space.
- Comment on A rogue object so strange, scientists aren’t sure what to call it. 8 months ago:
You may enjoy Fritz Leiber’s short story, “A Pail of Air”, which involves the Earth being ejected.
- Comment on Where is heart?! 8 months ago:
Funny “Haha” or funny “Uh Oh”?
- Comment on How sad 8 months ago:
What, no avocado toast?
- Comment on Gents... 8 months ago:
So… it’s an order, then?
- Comment on WAKE UP, SHEEPLE 9 months ago:
Bill Nyehilism is for me.
- Comment on "I used to be with it" 9 months ago:
I’m painting a cave wall right now.
- Comment on I have no idea what this is about 9 months ago:
It’s George Lucas and Steven Spielberg violating Indiana Jones.
- Comment on please please 10 months ago:
- Comment on This is real 10 months ago:
Yeah, I worked in a few affordable housing sites and the OP looks like something the on-site social workers cooked up.
- Comment on Grandma is on her own 1 year ago:
You shouldn’t help old ladies cross the street anyway
- Comment on Bounce bounce bounce 1 year ago:
The trick is to bounce both legs but in opposite directions. When one is going up the other is going down, cancelling each other out.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
It could certainly be used as evidence in your favor. Whether it by itself would be enough to exonerate you would depend on things like the evidence against you and how much weight the jury gave to your records.
- Comment on If one were so inclined, could you take your plot of land, parcel it up into 1-meter-squared (or smaller) sections, and sell each of those sections to different people/companies? 1 year ago:
These are known as souvenir plots. Generally, you aren’t buying the land, but rather you’re buying a contractual right to prevent the actual owner from developing the land.
- Comment on Nexus Mods is under new ownership 1 year ago:
That detail is conspicuously absent from the announcement itself.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
Do you mean before? Putting a space after is pretty standard.
What is love?[space] //afterversus
What is love[space]? //before - Comment on Anon gains a superpower 1 year ago:
Generally it will work on any mortal except dwarves.
