c.reider Mar 2
Show threadJaap ZeldenrustMar 2
@c_reider
I wish DS9 hadn't aged so well.
Show threadDressToKILTMar 2

@jozeldenrust @c_reider it is really amazing how well it has aged, and not just in the "lol we told you war was bad" sort of way.

The downside of DS9 is that Americans can still look at themselves as the Federation. "Yeah we're not perfect, but look at the bad guys!" without zero introspection, not realizing that we are, in fact, the Cardassians.

Show threadFrigid Crystal Tormented WrathMar 2

@dresstokilt @jozeldenrust @c_reider

I guess that would make the EU the federation and like... china the Romulans I guess?

Show threadDressToKILTMar 2
@Rasp @jozeldenrust @c_reider Interestingly, the Romulans were *always* a stand-in for China, just as the Klingons were a stand in for the Soviet Union. But yeah, the Federation being sort of an EU-cognate right now really tracks. Better question is who is the Earth in this analogy? I.e., the ones in the driver seat while everyone else does just enough to keep them from driving off a bridge?
Show threadShadSterling
@dresstokilt @Rasp @jozeldenrust @c_reider also wondering who the U.S. is… are we the Ferengi?
Mar 3 at 3:42amIceCubesApp
Show threadDressToKILTMar 3
@ShadSterling @Rasp @jozeldenrust @c_reider No, definitely the Cardassians.
Show threadFrigid Crystal Tormented WrathMar 3

@dresstokilt @ShadSterling @jozeldenrust @c_reider

Both Definitely Both

Show threadShadSterlingMar 3
@Rasp @dresstokilt @jozeldenrust @c_reider uhhhh I got lost in the replies and lost track of the premise. Oops. But yeah, both fits