From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: karljohanson@shaw.ca   
   Subject: Re: My biggest problem with Star Trek (2009)   
      
   "Wickeddoll"  wrote in message    
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   > 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,   
      
   I'm no fan of the Taliban; but what's your evidence that they're    
   indoctrinating people to hate "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.   
      
   Karl Johanson    
      
      
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