Re: Star Trek background (was... something else)

On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, John D. Hamill wrote:

> The culture is heavily militarized (but Starfleet is always shown in
the
> best light), but the iron fist of the Federation is always covered by
> the velvet glove of pseudo-psychological gobbledegook.

	I don't know.  I've always called the Federation's Star Fleet
"The
National Geographic Society with guns."  Wow!  That's a scary thought. 

Later,
Mark A. Siefert
	
	"Chickens are a cruel people."
			--Crow T. Robot
			MST3K "Prince of Space"
	
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