From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
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   Subject: Re: My biggest problem with Star Trek (2009)   
      
   On Jan 4, 1:17apm, Wickeddoll  wrote:   
   > Magnus, Robot Fighter wrote:   
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   > Wickeddoll   
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   > >> Magnus, Robot Fighter wrote:   
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   > >>> That much too much use of humor.   
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   > >>> ESPECIALLY   
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   > >>> (Spoilers)   
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   > >>> Right before the destruction of the Narada. The cavalier joking "You   
   > >>> got it" extermination of the enemy. YES the guy killed 6 billion   
   > >>> people, but that should make the vengence less of a joke, not more.   
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   > >>> Overall though it was enjoyable fare.   
   > >> But aren't they the villains? aHaven't seen it in a while, but villains   
   > >> often make light of murder.   
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   > >> Natalie   
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   > > Im talking about Kirk and Spock making jokes before opening fire on   
   > > the Narada while it was being pulled into the Black Hole.   
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   > OK. I guess my military background makes me less sympathetic to a vessel   
   > that had the sole mission of destroying all of humanity, as well as the   
   > Vulcans. aSure, there were probably children aboard, but like the   
   > Taliban regarding the west, they would have probably been indoctrinated   
   > to hate humans and Vulcans as well. aThat certainly doesn't mean they   
   > should be eliminated, but unfortunately, their parents made the choice   
   > to support that cause (at least outwardly - as with the Taliban, I'm   
   > sure many totally disagree, but fear for their lives if they dissent).   
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   > A sad fact of war is that you have to consider those in the crossfire as   
   > collateral damage, in order to defeat the true enemies. aIt's not fair,   
   > it's evil, but that's the nature of war.   
   Right wing nut Tim McVeigh referred to the dead children of Oklahoma   
   City as collateral damage too. So according to your sad little mind,   
   in order to defeat the 'true enemies', any amount of civilian dead can   
   be justified as collateral damage.   
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