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Transcript: The character Gul Dukat from Deep Space 9 on a video screen with the top text: “ATTENTION BAJORAN CITIZENS”

Bottom text: “YOU HAVE 24 HOURS TO EVACUATE TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE”

  • orthen@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Equating Israelites to the space Nazis is a bit harsh and also ironic, isn’t it?

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      1 year ago

      The intent was to portray Netanyahu as Dukat, not to disparage a nationality. But yes, the irony is dangerously sharp.

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        1 year ago

        I see. I agree that the middle east would very very likely be far better off without Netanyahu. It’s just that so many people seem to oversimplify the situation -for one side or the other- and I’m somewhat wary of that.

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          1 year ago

          Risa is a safe place. I would hope that a Star Trek fan is capable of understanding nuance.

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      1 year ago

      DS9 writers modeled the Cardassian occupation of Bajor (in part) after the Israeli occupation of Gaza. The book A Different Trek goes into detail if you want direct sources and a fuller discussion of how the Jewish-American writers and actors involved with the show didn’t think it was “ironic” as you put it.