Dec 8, 2024
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Star Trek - The next Generation 4x21
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Important message then and now
Star Trek - The next Generation 4x21
Simon Tarses, the medical technician in TNG who gets outed as part romulan in a trial </3
Like or Dislike: Crewman Simon Tarses (TNG)
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard: The Seventh Guarantee is one of the most important rights granted by the Federation. We cannot take a fundamental principle of the Constitution and turn it against a citizen. Lieutenant Worf: Sir, the Federation *does* have enemies. We *must* seek them out! Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Oh, yes. That's how it starts. But the road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think. Something is wrong here, Mister Worf. I don't like what we have become.
Absolutely autistic/fangirl clapping at the Satie speech in 1x04 of Starfleet Academy.
ST:TNG The Drumhead - Final scene
Sometimes I think we should all just sit down and watch some Star Trek. Recently, I posted about the episode from the original series, "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield." Today, I was reminded of a TNG episode where rights are being trod upon, and Picard has wise words in response. This episode is called "The Drumhead," and it first aired in 1991. Wikipedia describes the episode as taking "the form of a courtroom drama, and is named for a drumhead court-martial, which is one that takes place on the field of battle."
I wonder how many of our leaders today have watched Star Trek? More likely, they made fun of nerds like me and others in the 1990s and earlier. That's just my assumption however.
Star Trek has always had a message of equality. While the original series definitely treated its women characters pretty poorly, it masked its deeper message behind alien costumes and special effects. If two people with half black-half white faces couldn't learn to get along, is there hope for us?
We've certainly come a long way since the time period in which the original series was aired, but at the same time, not as far as we should be. That's what this scene in Star Trek: The Next Generation reminds me of. There's always people waiting to spread hatred and prejudice when the climate is right.
I think its time to revisit this series, The Next Generation. When I was growing up, I struggled with belonging. My family moved to a new town which was so much bigger than the one I'd known all my life (going from a population of 202 to 80K is a bit of a culture shock). I was scared and insecure, but (cheesy as it may sound) Star Trek: TNG gave me something to look forward to. I had hope there was a place I would be accepted, a future filled with possibilities. Somewhere that my worth wouldn't be measured in how expensive my outfit was or how perfectly styled my hair appeared.
Maybe we all need to revisit this series. I feel it would refresh my soul and remind myself of how far I, as a person, have come since these first aired. AND, fun fact, Star Trek: TNG premiered on MY BIRTHDAY in 1987. Don't I feel special?? LOL. Anyway...my wish for you, dear reader, is that you boldly go into this world with kindness, compassion, and empathy.
'I was eighteen and eager. The last thing I wanted to do was spend four years sitting in classrooms.' - tarses
'I wanted to be out there, traveling the stars. I didn't want to wait for anything.' - tarses
'And now it's done, isn't it? My career in Starfleet is finished.' - tarses
'Not if you aren't guilty, Simon.' - picard
s t a r t r e k t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n created by gene roddenberry [the drumhead, s4ep21]
