Re: The Star Trek Utopia

M Holmes wrote:
> The Macho Milquetoast wrote:

> > > Admit it folks. You have watched a Star Trek show and seen the characters
> > > get in some sort of bad situation. How many of you have just wanted to say
> > > "Fuck the Prime Directive"? They should be doing what needs to be done for
> > > the good of Earth. Like that episode where Picard didn't want to download
> > > a virus into the Borg because he thought it was immoral. Data needed to
> > > butt rape some sense into Picard after that whopper.
> > >
> > > I think that Star Trek would be a much better show if they got rid of the
> > > things I mentioned above. Please don't tell me that I'm the only one who
> > > feels like this!
>
> > I'd have to say that you, hopefully, are the only one that feels that way.
>
> He's not. 

It depends on how literally you take the 'butt rape' part of his 
suggestion.

Uploading the virus would have been genocide. Of course the targets were 
responsible for genocide on many occasions, (or so we're told.) So there 
should have been a moral dilemma. But I think the choice that was made 
for for rating rather than for logically sound reasons.

> I'd like to see "Federation: Black Ops" about those key guys
> in Star Fleet who have the motto "Fuck the Prime Directive!"

Unfortunately it would be brought to you by the same people who's motto 
is "Fuck Star Trek continuity!"

C.S.Strowbridge