From: rich.bellacera@amail.amdahl.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: ST:DS9 *Some SPOILERS* Bajorans=Jews/Cardassians=?
Date: 9 Jan 93 04:53:40 GMT
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The subject line says it all!  I thought it was fantastic.  I liked the story,
the spfx, the cast and crew, and the concept in general!  Being a die-hard ST
fan, however, I was a bit skeptical.  I must admit, I was less than enthused
by the premire of ST:TNG "Encounter at Farpoint", but "The Emissary" had so
much more to offer.  It was real nice to see Picard say goodbye to O'Brien and
to wish Commander Sisko well.  Kinda seemed like him putting his Starfleet
official seal on the show.

Wow!  Just like kiddies we get two treats each week: TNG & DS9.  Goodie! ;-)

It's nice that we will be also be treated to more cross-over episodes as well
(Lwaxanna, Q & Vash, Worf, Ro and others).

I was intrigued by the "Wormholians" (for lack of any designated term) who
seemed to live within the manufactured Wormhole.  It was my impression that
perhaps these folks live in another universe: one not affected by linear time.
 For them all time is relavent to their existance.  It was pretty interseting
how DS( actually presented the concept and then showed how a person can
mentally remain in a stable point of time (a la Jennifer's death).  While some
may have found this seem tedious and irrelevant, I thought it was but one of
the many aspects of ST that I have always liked (the way they actually deal
with theoretical concepts and such).  It was nice to see that it was the
exploration of this concept and Sisko's realization that he has never left the
moment of Jennifer's death, which itself it responsible for his resentment
toward Picard, Starfleet and life in general (he's never figured out how to go
beyond that moment in time).  We were not privy to how exactly the Wormholians
helped him, but the end result was a "changed man."

I am also intrigued by the parallels between the Bjorans/Jews and the
Cardassians/Palestinians?  The Bajorans are strongly motivated by their
religion, and have become a race deeply imbedded in a struggle for a homeland.

BTW, I too think Wesley could slap the young doctor around.  But we do have a
budding romance which is possible between the young doctor and the old
man...err young Trill, Dax.

Another future storyboard idea involves a friendship that will develop between
Jake (Sisko's son) and Nog, (Quark's nephew), who will be a less than ideal
rolemodel.  No goodie-goodie Wesley in Jake, at least not in the near future.

just some thoughts.
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From: Chris.Lee
Subject: Parallels? Not really.

Nothing to do with Star-Trek, but the Palestinians were the inhabitants of
what is now Israel until 1947 (or thereabouts). The rest of the world turned a
blind eye when the Jewish refugees from W. Europe took over the land of the
Palestinians. Any Palestinian over about 45 has had his country taken over by
outsiders and regards the Israelis as the oppressors.

Its a horrible mess. I don't know what can be done to get both sides living
together in harmony.

Chris
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From: Rich.Bellacera
Subject: Parallels? Not really.

Yeah.  You're probably right that it is more of a comparison with Nazi Germany
& the Jews and thus, I guess, the United Federation of Planets could be akin
to the Allies and/or the U.S. who jumped in and helped to establish a home
land.

There was a brief mention of the Wormhole being the possible route from which
the Bajorans travelled to reach Bajora (presumably from the Gamma Quadrant)
which would mean that Bajora is akin to the "Promised Land" or Israel, while
the Gamma Quadrant isakin to Egypt? and the Wormhole to the Red Sea?

Huge amounts of speculation.....

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