Op 12 Dec 97 om 02:52:30 schreef Bob Kohl heel gelukkig aan Rogier Van eeten:
 BK>> BK>> But, in one way, ST is a reflection of today's world and because
 BK>> Russia
 BK>> BK>> isn't a "great" danger anymore, the Romulans "must" become one 
oo.
 BK>> BK>
 BK>> BK>The loose confedaration of former Soviet states is actually more
 BK>> dangerous
 BK>> BK>to a large degree for several reason, the primary one being all the
 BK>> BK>nuclear weapons still sitting around.
 BK>> Really, they aren't a threat.
 BK>Oh? does that include the man portal units that they can't seem to keep
 BK>tract of? ;)
 The WHAT?
 BK>> BK>In the current "trek" world.. it's actually the Klingons that
 BK>> represent
 BK>> BK>was the USSR was..
 BK>> I don't see any connection between those two.
 BK>Did you see the last couple of movies with the TOS crew? very close
 BK>analogies to the "Soviet" existance... including Siberia. It was Mike 
orn
 BK>that added the Japanese style influences to the Klingons. 
 The Klingons in the "TNG" world are IMHO more Japanese and there for they
 can't be "called" Soviets anymore.
 BK>The Director of the last Movie with the TOS cast acknowledged his
 BK>allusions to the Soviets.
 In almost every American movie there is a good and evil, just like USA and
 USSR, just like FED. and Klingon or Romulans.
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