That is a very machivellian attitude. I don't believe that hurting people who aren't a threat in the name of "progress" is justified, even if it were somehow a shortcut to utopia, which it's not.
I didn't say anything about pacifism, but I also disagree with your proposition equating violence and politics. Violence is a breakdown of politics. Politics, almost definitionally, is how a people settle disputes without violence.
Politics is how how decisions are made in groups. If one person or group is forcing their will upon others, then no decision or compromise between the parties can be said to have been made freely. And therefore it cannot be truthfully described as following a political process.
• The arms merchant whom we see Moll and L’ak dealing with appears to be an Annari, who were introduced in the VOY episode, “Nightingale”, which I mention only because I believe it is the first time we’ve seen a member of Delta Quadrant species in DIS, though not the first mention....
LoglineOn the way to the next clue, the U.S.S. Discovery is sabotaged by a mysterious weapon, leaving Captain Burnham, Rayner, and Stamets as the only crew members who can possibly save the ship in time....
I’m not but I also was not interested in a show about a space station and that turned out to be my absolute favorite so I will judge it on its own merits.
“We wrote nine episodes at one point and the network was like, ‘No, we don’t really understand this, it’s a bit too sci-fi, it’s a bit too in- Star Trek.’”
A weird choice Trekmovie is usually better than this
I don't think we should be rooting for the Bell Riots but the pin is funny
Canon Connections: DIS 5x04 - Face the Strange
• The arms merchant whom we see Moll and L’ak dealing with appears to be an Annari, who were introduced in the VOY episode, “Nightingale”, which I mention only because I believe it is the first time we’ve seen a member of Delta Quadrant species in DIS, though not the first mention....
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x04 "Face the Strange"
LoglineOn the way to the next clue, the U.S.S. Discovery is sabotaged by a mysterious weapon, leaving Captain Burnham, Rayner, and Stamets as the only crew members who can possibly save the ship in time....
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x01 "Red Directive" and 5x02 "Under the Twin Moons"
"Red Directive"...
‘Star Trek’ Fan Leaves Behind a Collection Like No One Has Done Before ( www.nytimes.com )
Direct link to the original Tweet with some pictures a very impressive collection and sad story.
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Interview: David Ajala And Doug Jones On Saying Goodbye To Book And Saru ( trekmovie.com )
The restored Star Trek Enterprise-D bridge goes on display in May ( arstechnica.com )
‘Picard’ Season 2 Was Rewritten After Paramount Deemed It “Too Star Trek,” Says EP ( trekmovie.com )
David Ajala hints at “something special” in Discovery Season 5 during the panel at Star Trek cruise.
From Trekmovie:...
New York Times: "Could Trekkies Decide the Election?" ( www.nytimes.com )
Lets just hope they don’t mean the “I liked it before it got woke” jerkwads.
Someone recreated the 1996 FMV game "Star Trek: Borg" that works in a browser and with upscaled visuals ( borgremastered.com )