Modern Uses for Capt. Kirk’s Nomad/V’ger Maneuver?

Ricochet ^ | July 1, 2020 | Old Bathos

[CheshireTheCat]

Being rather unwoke, I was mystified as to why it is forbidden to utter “all lives matter” or allude in any way to the horrific frequency of black-on-black urban crime. It turns out that merely being opposed to racism is not the same as being antiracist. Who knew? “Antiracist” requires adherence to the precept that all disparities are attributable to race and only to race. Therefore, anything that distracts from, complicates, or contradicts that precept is itself a racist act, even if factually true. (The spectacular anti-intellectualism of the defective products coming out of our universities is stunning.)

Once I finally grasped the simplicity and blinding stupidity of “antiracism,” I was immediately reminded of the Star Trek episode “The Changeling” (1967) the plot of which was reprised in the Star Trek movie (1979).

Remember how Capt. Kirk got the mutated/merged robotic Nomad (V’ger in the movie version) to destroy itself? Nomad was busily wiping out life forms from planets all over the quadrant but got the idea that James T. Kirk was its “creator” and Kirk used that to defeat the creature:

[Tijeras_Slim]

I’m watching the one with the giant amoeba right now and FReepin’ on my phone.

[MotorCityBuck]

Too funny. I also had it on H &I antenna TV. When it ended I went to You Tube to watch Kaylee MacInerny. Life is Good.