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Originally Posted by rubecube
The thing about the public is, they're idiots.
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Of course you are superior, and only your way of superior thinking is the right way.
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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
I really get the impression that people only watched "Wrath of Khan" and completely skipped out on "The Search for Spock".
If "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, (or the one)" meant what you people think it means, then it justifies the Russian anti-gay laws.
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Really bad comparison. Nobody was forced to go to the Genesis planet to recover Spock. Kirk even said at the Transporter "None of you have to do this." They were all such close friends pretty much family, that they chose to make a sacrifice and take a chance for a friend, and good Vulcan/Human being perhaps one of the greatest minds in Starfleet. Spock was worth them taking a risk for to them. Nobody that didn't want to go went. The risk of resurrecting Spock still had a massive benefit to galactic society as a whole. And in a poetic pause filled Shatneresque moment, he proclaims to Spock at the end "Sometimes the needs of the one, out weigh the needs of the many...." to deliberately inject human irrationality and the complete lack of logic for what they did. Basically it was an admission of fault and he was essentially saying. "Yeah that was pretty stupid of us to steal our ship, pick a fight with the Klingons blow it up in orbit to the cost of 20 trillion credits, and get my son killed to save your sorry ass... but you're like a bro....bro!"
/massive nerd analysis
And on the Russian gay law thing, that's ridiculous. Homosexuals cause nobody harm, and the fear of them is completely unwarranted bigotry. There are many good reasons to fear Vincent Li as he has a very high likely hood of going rogue again. If Vincent Li was my own brother I would protest his release.
What will your reaction be, if he is released, and inside of 5 years, has another murderous episode? Would you still be defending his release and the professionals that recommend it?