What are your controversial Star Trek opinions?

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  1. plynch

    plynch Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Off-topic. John Adams estimated the American War of Independence was supported by about 1/3 of British colonists.

    I wonder what percent of Iranians supported the fundamentalist revolution against the Shah? They were a very progressive country for that region. Though I know the Shah was oppressive and brutal. And supported by us.

    Now I wonder about Afghanistan. I suppose it is unknowable. I believe our attempts to remake it in our image were foolish. But before the Taliban it was far less repressive than they would have it be. So I wonder what percent of the people support the Taliban and/or their general fundamentalist aims.
     
  2. Vger23

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    ok, well anyway...
     
  3. Gingerbread Demon

    Gingerbread Demon I love Star Trek Discovery Premium Member

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    Well played sir
     
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  4. 1001001

    1001001 Serial Canon Violator Moderator

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    Some weird tangents and mild personal comments.

    Let's get back on track.

    Star Trek isn't going to complain about itself, you know.
     
  5. Gingerbread Demon

    Gingerbread Demon I love Star Trek Discovery Premium Member

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    Spherical ships sound neat......... just have gravity shafts instead of turbolifts problem solved
     
  6. fireproof78

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    Spherical ships by themselves could be ok. The Daedalus design isn't just a sphere but also a secondary hull and engines. It doesn't look very effective to me, which is partially my bias as I find the whole thing extremely ugly.
     
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  7. Ryan Thomas Riddle

    Ryan Thomas Riddle Vice Admiral Admiral

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    If Star Trek could complain about itself, it'd never leave the house.
     
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    And it'd be a Mod here.
     
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    Ryan Thomas Riddle Vice Admiral Admiral

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    "Who Mods the Moderator?" is my favorite episode of Star Trek.
     
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  11. hbquikcomjamesl

    hbquikcomjamesl Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    To coin a phrase, "Oh, boy."
    Rather a pity that there's no "LMGTFY" for Memory Alpha.

    From Memory Alpha:
    More to the point, Grat (from ENT:"Detained") was played by Dean Stockwell, Scott Bakula's old co-star from Quantum Leap.
     
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  12. KamenRiderBlade

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    Maybe Janeway likes younger men, she did carry children with Tom Paris when they got Salamanderized.

    And Chakotay and the others didn't bother to recover the baby Salamanders to be De-Evolved back to being human.

    And Janeway at that time was quite beautiful, I wouldn't be surprised if Harry was her side fling.

    All those lonely nights on VOY, and Chakotay wasn't there to keep her company in bed.

    Harry could've been Janeway's secret "Friends with Benefits" on the down low.

    Janeway did hand-pick Harry to be a Senior Staff member & "Chief of Ops" straight out of StarFleet Academy and part of the Senior Staff, you don't do that with just anybody.

    And she could've been disappointed/jealous that Harry fell in love with that one Alien girl on that Varro Generational Ship.

    Janeway knows what could happen if word gets out that she's having sexual relations with a direct subordinate, so things gotta be kept quiet and Harry can be surprisingly good about keeping secrets.

    ^_-

    I never understood spikey heels? They just seem like bad fundamental design and are prone to break while Platform shoes are more sturdy and reliable and can do the exact same thing as spiked heels.

    Why buy any shoe that is more likely to easily break and twist your ankle?

    Ladies, help me out here? Am I crazy?

    Also more unnecesary vertical travel.

    The Gundam franchise regulary implements this with moving hand rails attached to the walls that tug a user around a Zero-G Hallways.

    I wonder if Star Trek would ever want to implement it.
     
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  13. Maurice

    Maurice Snagglepussed Admiral

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    Gravity shafts people all the time. :shifty:
     
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  14. hbquikcomjamesl

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    Somehow these two posts seem to go together.

    And all I've ever been able to figure out about spike heels is that some people get off on discomfort.
     
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  15. FormerLurker

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    Not that I remember. They seemed to get around pretty well on their own.
    Platform shoes are flat. They don't round the calves the way heels do, and are less attractive. I say this as a guy.
     
  16. KamenRiderBlade

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    There are "High Heeled" Platform shoes where the toes are equally angled downwards at a steep angle, but the only difference is the structure of the back part of the heel is a nice giant solid chunk of shoe insead of a spindly point that is prone to breakage.

    From the front, they look exactly the same, it's from the sides and back that they look different, but structurally, they are superior.
     
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    Embrace the pain, make it a part of you.
     
  18. hbquikcomjamesl

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    I was referring to getting off on other people's discomfort, although I suppose masochism could also be involved. (I suddenly find myself thinking about an old joke for which the punchline is "Beat's me.")

    Unless, of course, you'd like to try the cruel shoes.
     
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  19. fireproof78

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    Heels are dumb.
     
  20. hbquikcomjamesl

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    If they were smart, they'd do a heel-face turn.
     
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