From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: antispam@sparmmstop.org   
   Subject: Re: My biggest problem with Star Trek (2009)   
      
      
      
   Wickeddoll wrote:   
   > Magnus, Robot Fighter wrote:   
   > Wickeddoll   
   >>> Magnus, Robot Fighter wrote:   
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   >>>> That much too much use of humor.   
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   >>>> ESPECIALLY   
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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?  Haven'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.  Sure, 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.  That 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.  It's not fair,   
   > it's evil, but that's the nature of war.   
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   > Natalie   
      
      
      
   Don't go there.   
   The only justification for ANY war is that a few people want to profit from    
   it.   
      
   When there is no money to be made, or another way to make it, there are no    
   wars.   
      
      
      
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