Nah, it wasn't bad at all. The whale extinction plot was to raise awareness of the discovery of whale intelligence and to spark resistance against the immorality of whale hunting. Perhaps it was a little hamfisted, but Star Trek was always woke as hell.
Star Trek has never shied away from telepathy, so it wasn't much of a stretch to have the whales in contact with a powerful alien intelligence elsewhere in the galaxy. It wasn't the lack of whales that caused ships to shut down and Earth's weather to whip up hurricanes, but rather the overwhelming energy field of the probe the aliens sent to investigate the silence.
All that and it somehow managed to showcase an absolute banger punk song raging against nuclear holocaust.
The one on the left is probably bigger. That's not a photo of a great white, but an artist rendition of a megalodon.
Would it win though? I have doubts. Especially in light of the macroraptorial sperm whales like Livyatan. But I'd never bet against a pod of orcas vs almost anything.
LoL nah. Good parents might, sure. Bad parents just think they do, while projecting themselves onto their kids. I'm pushing 50, and my parents have never understood me at all. Even when I open up and try to explain my perspective today, they take offense, declare it as rebellion against god, and simply refuse to think about what I've said. There is no helping them.
Certainly not top tier. Very few make it through that kind of training, by definition. High end specops get hired by billionaires for amazing salaries. Lesser elitists have to settle for lesser qualified security: former soldiers and cops basically.
None see all. None have superpowers. None of them are immortal. All of them are outnumbered.
Bullshit. When the established power base forces millions of lives into destitution, revolution is the only acceptable solution. After which you change your government to benefit the people. Communism wasn't the problem. The problem is Russia has had a cultural obsession with strongmen for centuries. That was their problem under monarchy, under communism, and now under capitalism.
In fact communism was the best thing that ever happened to Russia. They used to be peasants. They improved literacy, their industrial capacity, and built a middle class. They beat America to space. But they just couldn't find it in themselves to overthrow strongmen, and that is why they suffered.
What a strange idea to consider; that a nation attempting an early experiment to improve society might somehow be drawn off course early by wealthy, powerful psychopaths.
My goodness, this must be the first time in human history.
It certainly was not. The idiot just thought this would be a great way for him and his buddies to rake in money. He never imagined people might stop buying new.
Aw gee, let's see; 3rd world nations attempting to create a future for their people vs the CIA. Clearly the problem is a flaw in their political philosophy, not the ruthless, overwhelming superpower that doesn't want to see that happen because prices might go up.
Correct. Communism has never been allowed to succeed. Either it's been co-opted by fascists and dictators from within, or it's been crushed by the CIA from outside. Many small attempts have shown great promise, however, before the greedy and powerful slaughtered them.
As a matter of fact, yes! Tacking a sail side to side allows a sailboat to sail upwind in a zig zag pattern. With a solar sail, a spacecraft can tack away from the direction of orbit, slowing down to reduce its escape velocity, and allowing the Sun's gravity to pull it closer. All using no fuel.
Land the rover in the twilight, then have it drive ahead of the sunrise using solar power.
It is the most difficult planet to land upon, but a solar sail could aid in slowing down. Mercury would be excellent for mining and to deliver resources throughout the entire solar system.
Atheist. I was raised in various flavors of southern, whites protestant churches. Mostly the so-called charismatic, non-denominational, types, but also mainstream Southern Baptists, Presbyterians, etc, but not excluding some of the weirder cultish strains.
I left because I began to realize just how fucked in the head they raised me. I couldn't relate to regular people very well at all, and couldn't trust the judgement of religious people at any level. I got out and got the help I needed. I only wish I had done it sooner.
Nah, it wasn't bad at all. The whale extinction plot was to raise awareness of the discovery of whale intelligence and to spark resistance against the immorality of whale hunting. Perhaps it was a little hamfisted, but Star Trek was always woke as hell.
Star Trek has never shied away from telepathy, so it wasn't much of a stretch to have the whales in contact with a powerful alien intelligence elsewhere in the galaxy. It wasn't the lack of whales that caused ships to shut down and Earth's weather to whip up hurricanes, but rather the overwhelming energy field of the probe the aliens sent to investigate the silence.
All that and it somehow managed to showcase an absolute banger punk song raging against nuclear holocaust.
And they made it a comedy.
I love Star Trek IV.