>On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, Sean Johnston wrote:
>
>> >However, the world of Trek is one where the military-industrial complex
>> >controls just about everything. Yuck.
>>
>> Huh? I think this is the perception because the Trek stories focus on the
>> Trek characters, most of whom are in this military. However, it's clear
>> that there are a lot of other leveld to the Trek universe than the
>> Federation. Is Earth controlled by a Starfleet Admiral? How about Bajor?
>
>Sorry, I guess I have a mistaken impression. Never having watched many of
>the Star Trek shows, I guess I jumped to conclusions. I'm definitely not
>a fan nor likely to become one.
>
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>"If navigating the world wide web is computer literacy, then the meaning
>of literacy has really been debased." --Walter Miller
>Chris Shaffer shaffer@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/~shaffer/
Chris,
Before deciding that for sure, watch two episodes: "The Measure of
a Man" and "Lal".
-Sean
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