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| From | nebusj-@-rpi-.edu (Joseph Nebus) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | rec.arts.sf.written |
| Subject | Re: Semi-YASID - independence |
| Date | 2016-06-25 18:14 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <nkmhma$a7k$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <142e1024-aeee-429a-bf24-2c28d1896e8a@googlegroups.com> |
In <142e1024-aeee-429a-bf24-2c28d1896e8a@googlegroups.com> mcdowell_ag@sky.com writes:
>I think I can remember Star Trek episodes or possibly SF in which at the en=
>d of the story a population is free, but they get told they have to face up=
> to the fact that freedom is harder work than their previous state. Can any=
>body point to anything specific? I'm happy to be told this is a hackneyed c=
>liche, or bad politics, or both, but I'd like to know if my memory is playi=
>ng tricks on me.
You're likely thinking of 'The Return Of The Archons'. As Kirk
gets closer to blowing up the (SPOILER) all-powerful computer-god ruling
over the planet, the members of the local resistance that he's teamed up
with in the one episode that *has* such a movement get cold feet and fear
they've destroyed themselves. Kirk slaps them, possibly only as a
metaphor, explaining to them it isn't that easy. And in the end, indeed,
the locals have what they wanted: instead of a peaceful, prosperous, and
contented world they've got public brawls and domestic abuse again.
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Joseph Nebus
Math: Theorem Thursday: A First Fixed Point Theorem http://wp.me/p1RYhY-12h
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Semi-YASID - independence mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2016-06-24 10:54 -0700
Re: Semi-YASID - independence "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2016-06-24 20:15 -0400
Re: Semi-YASID - independence djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-06-25 00:17 +0000
Re: Semi-YASID - independence Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-24 18:22 -0700
Re: Semi-YASID - independence Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-06-26 23:39 -0700
Re: Semi-YASID - independence Wayne Brown <fwbrown@bellsouth.net> - 2016-06-29 15:01 +0000
Re: Semi-YASID - independence ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2016-06-25 04:00 +0000
Re: Semi-YASID - independence mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2016-06-24 21:47 -0700
Re: Semi-YASID - independence nebusj-@-rpi-.edu (Joseph Nebus) - 2016-06-25 18:14 +0000
Re: Semi-YASID - independence Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-06-26 00:55 +0000
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