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Subj : Re: TNG vs TOS - anybody still think Next Generation sucks?
To   : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From : Wouter Valentijn
Date : Sun Oct 02 2005 17:56:38

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos

ToolPackinMama wrote:
> ToolPackinMama wrote:
>
>> Kirk is still IMHO the ideal Trek hero, because the overall message
>> of ~standing up to bullies without becoming one~ found its
>> embodiment in him.  Kirk was decisive, tough, and effective as a
>> warrior:  intolerant of bullies and jerks, and capable of kicking
>> their butts in a contest. But Kirk was not sadistic, nor
>> power-hungry, nor a war-lover.  He's generally a gentleman - a
>> tolerant man who prefers peace and civilized methods.
>
> FYI, FWIW...
>
> http://allyourtrekarebelongto.us/kirk10.htm

Plus it didn't make a difference to him whether his opponent was a common 
thug or a planetary leader or some self appointed god. He just dealt with it 
without being in awe of their status.

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