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Subject: Re: A Private Little War
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Date: Wed, 26-Mar-86 04:07:22 EST
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In article <3363@hplabsb.UUCP>, bl@hplabsb.UUCP (Bruce T. Lowerre) says:
     
>Many of the ST stories were parables of the news events of the times.  If
>South Viet Nam is substituted for the Hill People, North Viet Nam for the
>town people, Russia for the Klingons, and the U.S. for Kirk and company,
>then you will see the reason for Kirk's actions.
     
I may see the reason for it then, but it still sucks.  Vietnam
was bad, too.  Remember?  (I know bad is an understatement, but
that sort of encompasses the whole thing.)  Face it, Kirk screwed
up big time in this episode.  His 'soldier' side got the best of him.
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"Science does not remove the Terror of the Gods."
                     -J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, The Church of the SubGenius
     
Michael S. Weiss
The Pennsylvania State University
MW9@PSUVM.BITNET
     
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