"While TNG positioned Captain Picard as an ally to marginalized groups, from Klingons to androids, Picard challenges him to check the privilege he’s enjoyed through various series as an able-bodied male Earthling of elevated Starfleet rank."
i dont think that's how rank works... do you see how amazing it is though?
like he didn't earn his rank, no-one earns anything, they're all just given it... out of privilege.. and it's not a responsibility, given to you because you are the most capable. it's power, for you to do what you want with, given to you because of your race and gender... these people are absolutely insane.
is it any wonder that when they then get into power, they start making policy based on their own desires along racial lines?
that is what they think we do. we do the opposite. that's why i wouldn't wanna be a GM, cos it's a job, it's hard work, with responsibility, and demands, and all that crap. you've gotta try and balance the health of the world and the desires of the entire population. it's not power for you to abuse. ya dont just do what you want to do.
starfleet captains are PRO, they're the best of the best. that's why they're captains... and they are responsible for their entire crew. it just lays the difference in ideology so bare.
they are such fucking petty selfish people. that is literally why they are ALWAYS going on about it. like how the most vocal people on womens rights, are usually the abusers. just because it's not even a thing to normal people.. they dont even think about it.
honestly... dont even try to make sense of the crap these shallow morons make. it really doesn't make sense. they really dont have that capacity for depth. they just assume no-one else does either. they are literally the *worst* people that could possibly be writing these shows. like it makes sense up to a point, but that's totally wrong for an expansive universe, they should make sense all the way. it's like vector art compared to a fractal...
they're not artists, i dont know why the fuck they went into writing. some careers councilor has clearly pointed them on the wrong path. manual labour is more their kinda thing... or... organ donation.... if we really need to find a use for them. what about the army?
tbh it's what happens when you ask a kid they want to do, not look at what they are talented at. they've been trained to go through the motions, but they're not writers.
it's probably the same problem i have, where you have to first and foremost be a "people person", if ya get me.. you have to have the right politics, and the right bullshit. doesn't matter how well you can do the job. so they're picking from a very slimmed down clique of people. this is probably the best of the bunch. it's been the same everywhere for the last 5 or 10 years tbh. if you're in media or entertainment and you are in any way conservative or republican.... you really need to hide it.
like take tolkien for example. probably one of, if not the, greatest writer of the last century - he wouldn't have been published if it was modern day, he would be "de-platformed". it's totally fucked, these people are dangerous zealots.
like they have literally spent the last 3 or 4 years, trying by any means necessary, to subvert, annul, or undermine democratic elections and referendums. like... they crossed a line, a long time ago.
the whole point of democratic elections is to prevent civil wars, win or lose, it's fair; and these stupid fucks, basically decided they would rather have the war than lose a democratic vote. you may not realize it, but you are actually living through a cold civil war. we are fighting for control of the institutions like education, like the media, like parliament, like hollywood...
picard is shots fired. joker was like nuke launched
i actually dont agree with most conservative policies. but at least they're sane. they didn't start this shit, and they woulda accepted defeat gracefully. policies aside, at least they play by the rules. lefties think the rules are unfair. they're not. they're actually there from peasant revolts, and civil wars, where no-body won, everyone just lost. so it was decided lets not do that again...
lefties currently have most of the TV and media, Education, and they did have parliament, but we sorted that at last.
righties have the president seats, and the support of the majority. it's actually pretty cool seeing the system flex some of it's protections.
lefties have twitter and google tho, youtube is fence sitting.
the righties are currently winning, cos the system ultimately prioritizes the majority - thats democracy. but that's why the lefties are attacking the system directly now.
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notice all this started when they lost the election.. before that democracy was their god lol. but this is the thing, they're fair weather friends. the kind of people who wouldn't honour a bet if they lost. but would expect you to honour it if they won.
they're children...
honestly im not *that* bothered either way, i just wish they'd stop messing with my entertainment.