Will someone write a maquis victory myriad universe novel?
Opinions on Michael Eddington
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Go ahead, do so
I'm too busy and not very good with the dialogue aspects
Ah the sexual repression theory of psychology never before has something so dangerous emerged to weaken the human spirit.
Since he was at a bloody Krull convention, I'm 100% sure he's turned up at a Trek one.
Didn't like Eddington, it was all to massage his massive ego.
That having said, I did have sympathy with the Maquis. The person quoting the idea of the 'greater good' should remember that's a form of Marxist thought and flies in the face of individual liberty and freedom.
That having said, I did have sympathy with the Maquis. The person quoting the idea of the 'greater good' should remember that's a form of Marxist thought and flies in the face of individual liberty and freedom.
The greater "good" does exist, a child that gives all of his blood for his village is dying for the greater good.
No one should be compelled to sacrifice like that but there is nothing more laudable in this life than doing so.
No one should be compelled to sacrifice like that but there is nothing more laudable in this life than doing so.
True a moral greater good does exist in the form of common law- the idea that we are all created equal before God (or nature if you don't believe in God) and therefore the collective will (the common) will arrive at a just decision (a jury) in a court of law is quite correct. However, the ideology of the 'Greater good' comes from a Marxist political ideology that proposes that individual liberty is second to the needs of the state.
Rather appropriate for a thread about the Maquis, wouldn't you think?
They have KRULL conventions?!?
(I liked the video game better than the movie...)
I'm not a Marxist but your incorrect there in Marxism the state is a mechanism used by the ruling class(Bourgouise) to suppress the proletariat.
Anyway Viva La Maquis!
No, it was Wolverhampton Wanderers, who beat Leicester 3-1.
I beg your pardon?
^ Here you go:
Oh okay a joke haha I guess.
someone doesn't know his English FA cup results! lol
You're wrong about Marx, his socialism was statism, more government, in fact far more government than the days of the ruling monarchies. He was right about the ruling class, however he failed to see that his system was more of the same, instead of an aristocratic ruling class it was replaced by an intellectual 'elite' ruling class - more of the same in essence.
I'm not a Marxist but that's an argument that would make even the most ardent anti-communists blush. I'm talking about Marx's theories. Not some nebulous "statism".
Have you ever heard of "the state will whither away" and "from each according to his abilities to each according to his needs"
Marxists rarely talk about what a dream communist society would look like but their all certain it will be stateless.
Eddington was right. The Federation is a bunch of hypocrites who are even worse than the Borg. "Emissary" even makes that clear when Picard tells Sisko that it is his job to coerce the Bajorans into joining the Federation. That kind of attitude, that the Federation is benevolent and everyone else must assimilate to their ideologies, is omnipresent throughout all Trek shows, including DS9. Eddington is one of the only Trek characters who is the beacon of light to expose that nefariousness and hypocrisy a little bit.
Also, Sisko is a hypocrite because he went postal on Eddington and a few entire planets on the basis that Eddington was a Maquis traitor, yet Sisko did not care at all when his own girlfriend turned out to be a Maquis traitor, and Sisko also let Hudson off the hook, scott-free, for being a Maquis traitor. All of that, of course, just further proves that Eddington was right all along.
Also, Sisko is a hypocrite because he went postal on Eddington and a few entire planets on the basis that Eddington was a Maquis traitor, yet Sisko did not care at all when his own girlfriend turned out to be a Maquis traitor, and Sisko also let Hudson off the hook, scott-free, for being a Maquis traitor. All of that, of course, just further proves that Eddington was right all along.
No. Sisko's job was not to force the Bajorans to join the Federation. Sisko was there to make sure the Bajorans were READY to join. The ultimate decision is up to Bajor itself, but Sisko was there to ensure that they could make an informed decision.
If you can provide just one example of a world that was literally forced to join the Federation against its will, then I might be more inclined to believe Eddington's horseshit about the Borg. As it stands, though, that's not gonna be possible.
And Sisko is under no obligation to be consistent with his feelings about Eddington's Maquis allegiance vs. the situation with Kasidy. Remember, Kasidy was never actually a member of the Maquis; she only provided medical supplies to them. Eddington, OTOH, was a full member of the organization and actively participated in their terrorist activities. Thus it is entirely understandable that Sisko would go easier on Kasidy than Eddington.
