preach224

i disagree - the word sliding can imply a passivity in things that current republican intent certainly counter-indicates.

i’m not generally pulled down slippery slopes against my will, original wording of the phrase aside.

for those who are downvoting, this is a simpsons reference about almost this exact same thing.

if you’re downvoting because it’s a simpsons reference, ouch!

i’m guessing it’s because the link was posted with no context, no opinion, no nothing.

perhaps if op explains what the link goes to and why it’s a good thing, people might click it and actually engage?

i didn’t downvote, but i do understand the sentiment!

Hi Bob!

really depends on what “dissenting views” means to you, though, doesn’t it?

my gut reaction was: absolutely not, the show was about the journey, not some schlocky wrap-up where everyone hugs their family and dogs and whatnot.

edited to add: the part i liked was that they were their family - and my gut says that it would cheapen the ship relationships by bringing everyone right back to where they were 5 years ago. end edit

but you’re right, i think, that the ending really was kinda abrupt - “so nice to see everyone,” borg go boom, end of 7 seasons.

in retrospect, i’ve seen trek do some good homecoming episodes, so maybe a final close out ala picard’s season finale wouldn’t have been so bad - a nice group goodbye after 150+ episodes.

i’ve taken to watching one episode of ds9, one of voy, and one of snw a week, and i can’t agree more. i don’t even notice the resolution on the old two, it’s just how star trek is in my head from growing up - it feels right.

plus, too many rlm episodes where they show all the production equipment and mistakes that nobody noticed until the (ratio?) changed to widescreen, haha - i know it’s not the same as upscaling, but i don’t trust the studios/distributors 😂

i like how nukes and war is 5-7 and then alllllll the way down they’re like, “oh also no water damage and no normal wear and tear.”

think you might have grabbed a slightly tilted takeaway from this…

my read was that by putting “banning” in quotes, there was a subtext to the comment.

no one is “banning” words - the milieu is that we don’t use certain words for certain (in this case obvious and terrible) reasons.

by pushing the focus to the “banning” and not the obvious dog whistle, this comment seems to be shifting the convo away from people being racist shits to a discussion on language.

hence this entire comment chain.

i just want people to get the takeaway that jesus fuck people are racist, not “liberals can’t ban words, see?”