Probably one of the best line of stvoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7btYedBk1S8
What Borg thinks about democracy
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Do you agree with her point? Do you disagree? Do you think democracy is ultimately destined to fall by the wayside in the future?
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How would you like the discussion in this thread to progress? You need to add a little more context or direction for people to follow. Ask some questions. Make some points of your own. Just posting the link is not enough.
Thanks.
Tron did it better.
And first.
And first.
Democracy is irrelevant.
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Topic is irrelevant.
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Shit. If VOY had tackled that speech as its underlying theme, really tried to develop it like DS9 developed Sisko's line "The Federation is a paradise but it's easy to be a saint in paradise," then VOY might have been worth something after all.
It's not the first time that democratic methods have been decried as being prone to chaos. It is a problem of the system. However, other systems proposed which exclude people from power and reserve it to a select group are as flawed in their own way. Those proposing the systems seldom if ever imagine themselves not being in the group which wields power. However, if a system could be created in which all would be satisfied, and be without dissatisfaction in spite of being without power or voice, would you be willing to be a part of it? I do think that is what the Borg might be described as.
Or would you accept a flawed and chaotic system in which power and satisfaction is not secured but you have the possibility to choose and effect change even if those changes might be futile and meaningless but they are your own. I prefer this, all in all taking life rather like Dostoevsky's 'Notes from Underground' The main character has a pain that should be taken to a Doctor but chooses not to just to spite it. He knows that itself is futile, but it gives him choice in life, even if it is a chimeric one. I'm fond of the character.
Or would you accept a flawed and chaotic system in which power and satisfaction is not secured but you have the possibility to choose and effect change even if those changes might be futile and meaningless but they are your own. I prefer this, all in all taking life rather like Dostoevsky's 'Notes from Underground' The main character has a pain that should be taken to a Doctor but chooses not to just to spite it. He knows that itself is futile, but it gives him choice in life, even if it is a chimeric one. I'm fond of the character.
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Nowhere Man
Commodore
Too much democracy can be a problem and not enough democracy is a problem, in America we have both.
Kind of ironic that the next video in the list is this one:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipe5EjcchvY&NR=1[/yt]
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipe5EjcchvY&NR=1[/yt]
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Jetfire
Guest
I'm with Seven. 
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