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L0oniX

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10. A Taste of Armageddon - Star Trek

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 10:08 PM

Sep 2013

Kirk and Spock must save their ship's crew when they are declared all killed in action in a bizarre computer simulated war where the actual deaths must occur to continue.

If you remember the idea was to be able to have war without destroying everything. Kinda like our drone and missile attacks. Everything is remote. Kirk destroys the computers which play the war game and select who must report for the death chambers. OH NOES ...NOW WE WILL REALLY HAVE TO KILL IN PERSON AND OUR STUFF WILL GET BLOWN UP! Yeah ...well it doesn't escape me that they are making a remote control war real easy. Oh ...silly me ...just because we fly a few hundred killer drones in and drop a few hundred bombs doesn't mean we are at war ....does it!

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I Post This... One Final Time... For This One Paragraph... [View all] WillyT Sep 2013 OP

Then we are doomed. Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #1

Yeah... WillyT Sep 2013 #2

Oh, Jesus Christ. Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #5

Ageed... WillyT Sep 2013 #6

The pain that parent feels is beyond my comprehension Samantha Sep 2013 #16

Hey Willy, you do know that photo is from Iraq, several years ago, Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #12

Does that matter? Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #20

Ah, but you see, to the warmongers they aren't 'Syrian children'. They're terrorists HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #21

You totally misunderstood my intent. I wish there were no reason for such photos at all. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #24

I didn't mean to come across like that. I know we all feel that way. nt Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #25

We're good, Curmudgeoness! Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #28

Yes... I Was Using The Past To Warn Us Of Our Possible Future... WillyT Sep 2013 #26

Got it! This photo was one that particularly ripped my heart out a few years ago, it's why I Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #27

^^ this right here mtnester Sep 2013 #8

I so old GP6971 Sep 2013 #3

So... We'll Just Put You Down As... Undecided/Don't Know... WillyT Sep 2013 #4

I thought that poster was refering to not knowing tblue37 Sep 2013 #15

I remember meeting and marching with you and other DUers in 2003. arcane1 Sep 2013 #7

I Remember It Well My Friend... WillyT Sep 2013 #9

Likewise, WillyT! arcane1 Sep 2013 #13

A Taste of Armageddon - Star Trek L0oniX Sep 2013 #10

Notice the whole "Peace between Israel and Palestine" thing has been tossed aside? Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #19

Notice the whole "NSA is violating the civil rights of the American citizens" thing has HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #22

K&R woo me with science Sep 2013 #11

No thought for the 100,000s who died at OUR hands? GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #14

K&R 99Forever Sep 2013 #17

Hmmm, 99 - I'm sitting here hummin 'all we are saying.... is give peace a chance' toby jo Sep 2013 #18

kick and rec kentuck Sep 2013 #23