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Subj : Be Proud To Be A TREKKIE [repost] (Re: One hundred and twenty-nine
To   : alt.tv.star-trek.tos,alt.startrek
From : ToolPackinMama
Date : Tue Oct 18 2005 23:29:22

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

Why would anybody hesitate to declare themselves to be a Star Trek fan? 
Trekkies cover the earth! There are hundreds of millions of Trek fans 
worldwide, and more new ones are beaming up every day!

And why not? Star Trek, and the many movies and Trek shows it sired, is 
an entertainment and cultural phenomenon that is unmatched in all of 
history. No other fictional world caught the public's imagination and 
ran with it internationally quite the way that Star Trek did.

Trek fans represent a significant portion of the world's population. In 
numbers, we may equal or exceed Catholics! We are a mighty, mighty 
international nation with no boundaries and no limits! Even the sky 
isn't the limit to us! To us, the sky is just the beginning!

In the future of our imagination, the sexes, races, and nations are all 
at peace with one another. Poverty and hunger have been eliminated, as 
have most of our most deadly diseases. We have unified the world into 
one prosperous nation, and have become so advanced in our philosophy and 
technology that we assume a leadership role among the nations of the 
greater galaxy! Is this not actually an extremely worthwhile set of goals?

In the future, guys like Captain Kirk carry our blueprint for living all 
over the galaxy, and everywhere he goes, there are people that are 
willing to become our friends, and to join forces with us to secure and 
foster our common good. Wouldn't that actually be nice?

In the future, fantastic creatures like Mr. Spock share their amazing 
talents with us, and seem to think we're pretty cool too! Isn't that a 
fun thing to think about and look forward to?

In the future, bigotry and superstition are on the wane, and reason and 
compassion rule the day. Why would any civilized, modern person be 
ashamed to admit that they think that *that* would be a good thing?

What's nice about being an out-of-the-closet Trekkie is it's very 
convenient. You don't have to wear your jaw out with tediously 
explaining to people over and over that you go for all these concepts. 
All you have to do is say: "I'm a Trekkie!" and practically anybody who 
has some vague idea about what Star Trek represents knows what you stand 
for. What a timesaver!

Another thing that's nice about standing up and standing out with your 
Trekkie brothers and sisters is that you always can find a friend, no 
matter where your travels take you. There are Trekkies almost 
everywhere. As for the rest of the world...just wait!

Star Trek gave the world a highly palatable and practical vision to 
shoot for, one which is desirable and humanly achievable. If the world 
ends in plague and fire as the Bible warns, it will be because not 
enough people thought and acted like Trekkies. If the world doesn't end, 
if we survive this age of folly, it will be because, thanks to Star 
Trek, we knew what else to do beside destroy ourselves, and we did it.

So proudly declare yourself to be a Star Trek fan, and let everybody 
know you believe in working for a future that we all will enjoy living 
in, and will be proud to bequeath to our children.


Laura Goodwin

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