Political Power Flows From The Barrel Of A Gun

Star Trek The Next Generation s03e12 The High Ground
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[@redemption2]

That line about Irish Rebellion is what got this episode censored in the UK.

[@Repulse96]

3 more years

[@TheMelbournelad]

Chilly to think the troubles would of lasted 30 years more than they did.

[@jamesu1540]

@@Repulse96 doubtful and there will be alot of dead bodies

[@Repulse96]

@@jamesu1540 CAM ON INGERLAND, SCORE SOME FACKIN GOALS

[@thefurrybastard1964]

Really? I remember seeing this on BBC witht he line intact back in the 90s.

[@dwoodman26]

2:34 So this is where you got the Picard 'Subscribed' sound bite for your new intro! 😂👍

[@Nyx773]

Good Lord! …. Thank you

[@szahmad2416]

Maybe just the "Subscribe" word. But I think they got everything else from Booby Trap, before the Captain beamed onto the old ship, where he said "Good Lord, didn't anybody here play with ships in bottles when they were young?" And only O'Brien could answer that he had, at which point, Picard said "Thank you."

[@DarthGTB]

Paused to look for this comment!

[@nunyabuizness2953]

Imagine if the terrorists abducted high ranking officers from one of the other galactic powers and tried to destroy one of their capital ships. The Klingons, Romulans, and Cardassians would make that world a blood bath.

[@toreadum8ass]

Imagine if it was the Mirror Universe. If these terrorists did any of that with the Terran Empire involved, I'm fairly certain the Rutians as a species would no longer exist.

[@grayscribe1342]

@@toreadum8ass If that were the Mirror Universe the Terran Empire would want these terrorists very much alive, as well as the Rutians. "Thanks to your enhancements our soldiers can easily take down Klingon warriors. Now enhance them further so they can take down the Borg." "Shouldn't we consider robots?" "Maybe after we have Borg technology to secure them from being taken over."

[@szahmad2416]

Klingons, likely. Cardassians, maybe. I think the Romulans would be far more intelligent and circumspect. They would use a massive and sophisticated intelligence apparatus which would let them effectively know when an Ensada militant farted, before the militant himself would know. And they would ruthlessly and chillingly either make an example of the militants they captured, or else, make them instruments to capture more, and stay ahead of any terrorist threat.

[@andrewgause6971]

@@grayscribe1342 "Sir. Shouldn't we just use slugthrowers on the borg? They don't seem to have kinetic shielding on the drones, and conservation of momentum *is* a bit of a pain in the neck to deal with..." XD

[@Guardias]

Rightfully so. Terrorists should be eradicated in every form they take

[@szahmad2416]

This is where the Ensada were in the strongest bargaining position. Once they almost destroyed the Enterprise and kidnapped the captain, they pushed the Federation into the government’s arms. That’s usually the undoing of these types of groups…when they push too far against a powerful third party.

[@hansolo631]

it seems absurd to me that the guy was just outed as a terrorist guy amongst the police force who hates him more than they want to be alive and they let him walk out because of some starfleet ninny who is offering his people stuff(tech? medical supplies? weapons?) for the lives of 1 starfleet person. Nah that wouldn't fly. That'd be like a canadian telling the USA to release bin laden so he can go home scott-free and tell saddam they want to give him supplies for like, trudeau. I just don't see it

[@szahmad2416]

@@hansolo631 the better analogy, after which this was modelled, I believe, is the conflict between the IRA and the UK. Number one, the number killed was in the single digits. Number two, this was hardly the first such attacks, they have been many, many similar attacks previously. Number three, it’s weird that whatever the government was doing, it was not working. Finally, number four, there was a lot of pressure to negotiate from a higher power, the Federation. Whereas, none on the US.

[@shinethief3785]

"The irish reunification of 2024." Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland look at eachother

[@jamsistired]

We have three years

[@lennierofthethirdfaneofchu7286]

Rather than a terrorist campaign, Brexit may lead to Irish unification.

[@MrPsychomonkey]

@@lennierofthethirdfaneofchu7286 and the Tory government

[@sephtis]

It's closer than it has been, but I would say it's still unlikely in the next decade.

[@kennyholmes5196]

@@lennierofthethirdfaneofchu7286 And Brexit was fear-based in origin.

[@MasterofSpiders]

"Captain, I hope you will attend my rendition of 'Come Out Ye Black and Tans' in Ten Forward later."

[@jonathansotelo4877]

"It's a good thing I am French somehow with this strong British accent."

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

I'm getting a strong Mujahedeen / Taliban vs. USA vibe from this.

[@andrewgause6971]

@@Leon_der_Luftige Indeed. Though at the time this was being made, I guarantee you it was about the IRA.

[@DavidJohnsonFromSeattle]

The problem is that if you allow tactics like this to work, you will only encourage more of it. That is why you NEVER negotiate with terrorists.

[@Dowlphin]

The problem is that people tend to use terrorism when they see no other choice anymore. Exceptions are certain dominant forces for whom it is just business as usual. But the psychology that drives that is still the same. Good related quote from Peter Ustinov: _"Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich."_

[@brianmessemer2973]

“Good lord, didn’t anybody here SUBSCRIBE to the theory that political power flows from the barrel of a gun?” 😉

[@NightWanderer31415]

'click' Thank you

[@stratfordbaby]

Irish Reunification of 2024. Well it's January 1, 2024 today so HERE WE GO!!!!

[@barneys4236]

Kerrie Keane was outstanding here, it's a shame she wasn't cast in more episodes of Star Trek.

[@PR--un4ub]

Does anyone else get _Babylon 5_ vibes from those security uniforms?

[@SoulKageSN3]

I sure did. For a second I thought this was going to be a fan made crossover!

[@jasong9492]

All I can say is...Free Mars!

[@wellesradio]

1:37 Nailed it! Now that was acting. I mean it. All you can think of when she speaks is, “I’m watching someone acting.”

[@RainingCatsAndDogs1975]

The marquis story arc explores the ideas in the show quite well.

[@julonkrutor4649]

Destroying the flagship ... in our time, that would only arme the other side with better weapons

[@szahmad2416]

Yeah...that was a massive overreach by the Ensada. Really, really stupid.

[@Dowlphin]

2:45 Imagine if Data's mention of Irish reunification of 2024 turns out to be accurate history. I could see it. Also, they could sell a very daring, unsettling thesis there because it was Data who suggested it. Although it's actually much simpler. It's not like that it is a feasible option, but that it is the only one left, at least for a much less powerful faction. It is an act of despair while trying to maintain some self-respect/dignity. (Which might backfire.)

[@szahmad2416]

Terrorism does work, unfortunately, if performed in an effective manner. Not in the immediate short term, perhaps. But certainly, played effectively, in the long term. Everyone will remember the time of terrorism and will take all measures to avoid it, and that includes making massive concessions to the terrorists...who may have, or may purport to have, reformed by that time into a more acceptable political entity. If terrorism is NOT the main tactic, but a supplementary one, which bolsters other tactics, like attacking military and security assets, and widespread protests/riots, the terrorist/militant group basically makes it clear to all that they are CAPABLE AND WILLING to turn to terrorism, but will not unless...reasons. The Ensada did the opposite of that. After repeated bombing campaigns, they kidnapped the doctor from a third party, then tried to destroy the flagship of said powerful third party, then kidnapped its captain. They effectively threw the Federation right into the government's hands and would not relent on their campaigns to terrorize the population without giving them any reason to believe they could or would change. Ultimately, those campaigns fail.

[@szelmihaly9279]

Wouldn't that mean that we are heading into this utopia? A little positive thinking maybe.

[@SansoHumar]

Well history can be off by a few years.

[@stratfordbaby]

January 1, 2024 today.

[@Dowlphin]

@@stratfordbaby Developments looking 'promising'.

[@FreakyTeeth]

The issue with "we're willing to negotiate" is that it will encourage people to kidnap others again, again and again. Say you are walking down the street and you see through a shop window someone who is wearing a mask and points a gun at a till worker and stretches out a hand in a gesture that clearly means that the person with a gun will kill the till worker if the till worker doesn't give up money. Then the thief takes the money. Now as a result of what you witnessed the idea of using fear to get what you want is reinforced in your mind. If you choose to be selfish enough, you would then do as the armed thief did and the cycle would be perpetuated. So yes fear works, but only when it's accompanied by power or deciet, and only in the short term, and it can have horrible side-effects. Once people learn the lesson that fear works, then they will use it again and again and often for purposes that are selfish and savage, until eventually only the ones who are doing the intimidating are free and everyone else is a slave. Where does it end? When people grow large enough consciences to not behave selfishly without fear of reprisals or hope for reward? Well that cannot be made to happen. You cannot pay, intimidate or talk kindness into people. If society is based on the belief that people should behave generously and tolerantly towards others for no reason other than sheer self-congratulation for doing so, then we are genuinely civilised. If on the other hand society is based on desire for reward and fear of reprisal, then we are not genuinely civilised beings, we're just beasts on leashes. We must not teach the lesson that intimidation works, or we will spend the rest of our lives after each others throats when we're not too busy cowering in our beds.

[@jaredhamon3411]

3 more years until Ireland is unified, will it be as a Republic or will they serve the Crown?

[@jamesu1540]

It will never happen either way. There will be a lot of dead bodies if either side pushes for it

[@jonathansotelo4877]

I have a friend who's rather proud of her Irish heritage. When the initial COVID outbreak started I joked they'd have to stop over it, and have to speedrun 2022 when it's over.

[@RoonMian]

@@jamesu1540 I'm not sure it's gonna happen due to armed conflict. I think within the next couple of years the Northern Irish might just really, really, really want back into the EU and there's a rather handy backdoor for them. The Scottish however don't have such luck.

[@jamesu1540]

@@RoonMian unlikely, due to the fact that NI has a growing elderly population and as part of the UK it has 1) State Pension and 2) NHS scheme. If the NI chose to leave the UK then the RoI would have to replace those services, something that they cannot do because they cannot afford either.

[@FarmersAreCool]

These nations are all bankrupt, there are no pensions for working classes, since liabilities outweigh assets everyone is being coerced to take poison and collapse the industrialized West instead of the M.O.A.W.B. MOTHER OF ALL WORK BOOMS.

[@SVSky]

"Political power flows from the barrel of a gun" is a Mao quote.

[@smilingkevin]

“Also… maybe we could have this discussion another time, Data?”

[@ColumbiaB]

“Then would it be accurate to say that terrorism is acceptable, when all options for peaceful settlement have been foreclosed?” “Data, these are difficult questions, that mankind has been struggling with throughout history.” “And Captain, if it results in the elimination of Wesley Crusher???” “•Now• you’re talking!”

[@robertgodlement1241]

" the Irish reunification 2024" ,,,, who wrote this ? - the same people that do the simpsons?

[@Spacegoat92]

I was just thinking of that! Haha.

[@douglashenry6996]

This was the line that got this episode banned in the UK.

[@TheBlackIdentety]

"Irish unification of 2024" Interesting prediction.

[@Mike-jl2kp]

I've just been watching these clips on your channel which reminded me about this episode. Kerrie Keane who played the police officer puts in a powerful performance, one of the best for a one time appearance.

[@rcslyman8929]

Data: "I have been reviewing the history of armed rebellion, and it appears that terrorism is an effective way to promote political change." Picard: "Yes, it can be." Meanwhile, on West Wing... Student: "You know a lot about terrorism?" Sam: "I dabble." Student: "What are you struck by most?" Sam: "It's a 100% failure rate." Student2: "Really?" Sam: "Not only do terrorists always fail at what they're after, they pretty much always succeed at strengthening whatever it is they're against."

[@SSPerfectChaosRCT]

In this vain, I'd argue the following: Pre-Disco era, Star Trek was known for being pragmatic about its discussion of social/societal, economic and political discourses. It may have taken sides in the form of Starfleet but generally the crew (the protagonists) were educated enough in the broad matter that they always considered every side, its historical significance again in broad terms as applying to specific incidents is an extreme improbability, before acting on their chosen, or duty-stated, course of action. The idea was to get an audience to look at a broader perspective, that while there are evil things and actions that are irredeemable, some similar actions may end up being acceptable. Picard's line where he says he "never subscribed to the belief that political power flows from the barrel of a gun" and seconds later acquiesing to Data's examples shows he knows what can happen and there can be net benefits, in this case to terrorism, but as he points out at the close, it isn't a question that has any kind of significant answer either. Meanwhile, over on The West Wing, and the episode you quoted that aired nearly a decade after this episode, there was a direct and immediate desire to push a specific agenda to not give in to the fear that had pierced the American public from actions that had happened a few weeks prior. Because of that agenda, this piece as you quoted was designed not to be pragmatic but to galvanize. Whether that intent was malicious, seditious or innocuous will unfortunately be left to the scribes of history. The point unfortunately is that everything in the present is written for its time and is always looked back on with the critical eye instead of the accepting one. If you want proof of that, just look at the warnings that networks must play before airing the classic Looney Tunes.

[@everyonethinksyoureadeathm5773]

@@SSPerfectChaosRCT I think you can argue for both. In TNG, each of those had a clear objective, the security of independence. While in West Wing, no one knew what the terrorists wanted, even after 9/11 their objectives were so vague other than to cause harm and fear. They weren't fighting for independence in fact that group was the oppressors inside their own nation. So in essence Data is right in his observation, and Picard is also right that we've yet to reason out the why because you have some groups with an objective and others who dont.

[@xsu-is7vq]

Sam is wrong of course. There were at least a few that succeeded. Israel's formation for one, was one where terrorism played an important, if not instrumental role, in bringing it to reality.

[@elisabethschmerzler963]

@@xsu-is7vq Well that’s a whole other can of worms that doesn’t even mention the British Colonialism and Hastiness in creating the country. In such blackish and whiteish concepts, the history and discussion of Israel is a goddam rainbow

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

You do realise the Taliban are taking over Afghanistan RIGHT NOW as NATO just withdrew entirely? The terrorists won. The communists in China who overthrew the nationalist government after China was battered by Japan in WW2 were terrorists and they're in control of China to this day. The American colonists rebelling against Britain in their war of independence were terrorists. We in the west just have been conditioned to associate the word with brown people wearing towels around their head carrying Kalashnikovs. And ofc... It's only terrorists when they're fighting against a government the West backs. When it's going against a not so friendly or hostile government, it's "freedom fighters".

[@Diogene1936]

Great and actual topics...now we have an android Picard and an emotional instable captain

[@kyledeptula3644]

"Irish Unification of 2024" We're behind schedule

[@trebleking1641]

In real life the Provisional IRA laid down their arms and accepted that Northern Ireland was part of the UK. Surrender by any other name.

[@sitdowndogbreath]

International sien fein laid out their arms I don't think the provos did or at least they're always ready to pop off.

[@westhouse4641]

You heard it folks. Picard's not subscribed. Deploy bean teams

[@craig5322]

Man, detention in their schools must be rough

[@NichoTBE]

"the Irish reunification of 2024" Foreshadowing?

[@mikekendrick4586]

Finn is such a liar

[@jonathanscott907]

"The Irish Reunification of 2024" hahaha we'll se soon enough

[@allyourpie4323]

Got a few more years!

[@ivucica]

Babylon 5 personnel just doing their best.

[@marcfoster715]

Abso fraggin lutely!

[@mevestiller]

“Subscribed” haha gotcha Mr parso

[@rabbitsfoot8]

She was cracking up..mentally

[@DJMarkCorneliusThaDon]

1:43 - Is this where Discovery got the idea for the jumps with Lorca to get him back to his universe?

[@4DModding]

Irish Unification of 2024 - Ironically they might happen to be right !!

[@mandelorean6243]

2:34 = OOOOOOO THERE IT IS!!!

[@AlexDeLarge1]

He said subscribe lol

[@Jvegas2281]

"The Irish unification of 2024" Oh no

[@danielclawson2099]

Watching this on first airing, I remember thinking that 2024 seemed forever off into the future. Now, here I sit, watching this echo from the past, with much greayer apreciation for what its attempting to portray..

[@Justicar2503]

Data premonition; Ireland unified in 2024, lets hope theres enough potatos for everyone.

[@TheDreamer_Awakens]

Soft disclosure?

[@twintailMedia]

Can we have beans instead of potatoes?

[@crojonphoenix]

@@twintailMedia why not both

[@Ved000000]

Won't be England's problem by then. With the economic damage wrought by Brexit, the political damage caused by (spoiler) the queen dying, and everything else...Scotland wants a second independence referendum too.

[@Justicar2503]

@@Ved000000 Idk if brexit will cause such economy problems as most(who were not in favor of brexit) tell us about.

[@ThePeacemaker848]

Ah, the Star Trek and Babylon 5 crossover episode!

[@johanneshoogenboom]

3 years till the Irish boogaloo

[@shiningarmour6805]

3:06 " _CLICK_ Dodge this"

[@aland7236]

C'mon Eire, you have two years.

[@BlackChapters]

Data said "Behavioral Norm"

[@Barbutt]

Irish goin cause some static in 2024! Yikes!!

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

2:45 - "irish unification of 2024" - lets see how it goes!!

[@SansoHumar]

Someone clearly liked blue and purple

[@alexg6374]

Its fun to see from which episodes this channel extracted the intro Picard words. "subscribe" from this part. "good Lord" from another one I watched yesterday. Xddd

[@lemondubs]

Oooh. This is where you got the “subscribed” line from for Picard. I always wondered. Lol

[@AdmiralJT]

13 when he died in detention. Damn thier schools are rough...

[@maximumhate666]

Irish rebellion 2024 ahead!!!

[@sharkdentures3247]

"PLEASE FINN! . . . . I'll do ANYTHING you ask." Maybe if she had popped a few buttons on that top, that would've worked! ;) (Sorry, I had to lighten the mood with an innuendo joke after such a serious scene.)

[@rydrakeesperanza5370]

2:48 "The Irish unification [...] 2024.... If did not mishear it, that's in three years from now.... I'm not sure how optimistic that was even though that was many years from the production. But judging from the present I'm not so sure....

[@antonybullock2240]

The reunification of Ireland in 2024. That's just three years off. If it does happen I'm guessing a lot of people will be blaming Brexit for that one. I blame those soft borders.

[@RoonMian]

I actually think Brexit is what in the long run is going to cause the reunification of Ireland, though maybe not by 2024. But I'm sure within the next couple of years the Northern Irish might just really, really, really want back into the EU and there's a rather handy backdoor for them.

[@GugilusVugilusMagnus]

Star Trek timeline is not our timeline

[@ShadowkeeperTei]

​@Korsalath How soon we forget that the EU tried to violate the Good Friday Agreement without informing the UK or Ireland, which led to significant unrest in Northern Ireland. Also, the EU isn't Europe, let's not conflate the two.

[@jonsmith5058]

@@ShadowkeeperTei wait what? How did they try to violate the Good Friday agreement secretly like that?

[@Voidwurm1701]

@@jonsmith5058 They planned to introduce checks to the NI/RoI border in order to take vaccines that we (Britain) had paid for but that they disputed. This would've violated the open-border part of the Good Friday Agreement, an outcome desirable to no one who values peace, whether unionist, nationalist or neither. They didn't consult the Republic, Northern Ireland or UK governments before making the announcement and were then roundly condemned by all sides. They turned on a dime and rescinded the announcement about half an hour later which is really fast, when they realised doing that would mean violence.

[@Dryghtendanitsu]

In two months we might see the Irish reunification

[@sitdowndogbreath]

What makes you so sure

[@Dryghtendanitsu]

@@sitdowndogbreath 2:21 the irish reunification is listed in 2024, and 2024 is in (roughly) 2 months

[@sonicguyver7445]

70 years? Sounds like this won't be resolved any time soon. Time to write the doctor off and General Order 24 this planet.

[@Brand0nian222]

Well I guess it's time for that Irish unification as of now

[@Tumbleflop]

Something something *Irish Comments* something something *Potato Famine* something something *Beans.*

[@Knightfall182]

Babylon 5 crossover

[@leopold7562]

Okay… it’s now May 2024 and there’s not even a hint of Irish reunification. Which is a pity, I think it’d be a good thing

[@jingbot1071]

Welp, we're one month into 2024. If this episode is correct, we're in for some crazy business in the next few months.

[@SirHaviland]

Considering the current state of the British economy the Irish Rebellion might be just around the corner :-). 2024 should be a good time for that.

[@Dowlphin]

Star Trek has always been very inspiring. 😄

[@ApocryphalDude]

Irish Unification next year. Mark your calendars!

[@lolabear2946]

The “Subscribed” from the channels intro comes from this episode!?!

[@matttravers5764]

Unfortunately, at the rate we're going this could be our future 😢

[@sitdowndogbreath]

Excuse me It already is You're just not looking hard enough take a look at Kensington Philadelphia or Appalachia or even California not that I give a s*** about them They dug their own grave

[@Shozb0t]

2:34 I hear a familiar word.

[@ThatWolfFromHyruleGaming]

Huh, there was a similar line in Full Metal Jacket if my memory serves correctly...

[@MWCharke]

He Said SUBSCRIBE!!!!

[@micahdouglas2982]

That’s Sebastion Maniscalco no doubt.

[@celestialporcupine5922]

Which begs the question. . .why is there such a drive to deprive civilians of their guns these days? I promise you. It's not for our "safety".

[@xtroguyver]

Why are Americans so obsessed with the need for guns get on fine here in the UK without em

[@ericbrown1511]

One person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter

[@Dowlphin]

Peter Ustinov: _"Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich."_

[@rice4550]

Damn 1 more year until Irish unification

[@madmonkee6757]

Let's hope for the Irish unification of 2024! (And all of Ireland can have Charles III as king.) 9 months left! Let's do it!

[@Glitcher2000]

Do you think this episode could be produced today with Data advocating terrorism?

[@Dowlphin]

Yeah, it's fine. China and Russia are now the enemy. 😏

[@spikedpsycho2383]

Political Power Flows From The Barrel Of A Gun.........o a sword

[@danielknight8351]

Irish Unification of 2024... whelp

[@starguy2718]

Irish unification, in 2024? Looking forward to it!

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

Irish Unification in 2024? Oh boy...

[@TentaclePentacle]

time to horde those lucky charms.

[@Sage2000]

Excellent episode. The writing is specially good.

[@RaynmanPlays]

Political power _does_ flow from the barrel of a gun. Political power is, by its very nature, coercive. Those that worship such power turn a blind eye to the fact that every government action contains a veiled threat: Obey or your life is over. Sometimes, it means death. Sometimes, it just means that everything you've worked for in your life is taken from you. You never really owned your own life. It was on lease from the government, with the terms being that you do as they wish, when they wish.

[@M0butu]

Right now this gets visible for everyone.

[@neilkurzman4907]

And it’s people like you that cause strife in the world and I’m sure you’d be happy to do it and brag about it. And you’d be the first want to say stop making me kill people. Because it wouldn’t be you what it

[@foxymetroid]

People accept it, not because they're afraid of the government, but because they fear the uncertainty of losing a government. There will always be those willing to use violence to gain power. The last thing most people would want is to be caught in the middle when those power-hungry people start fighting for control.

[@artygunnar]

Ireland, you got three years

[@kyle8952]

To me, terrorism doesn't exist. If you're called a terrorist in the classical sense, it just means that you use a form of irregular warfare that your enemy hates and fears because they can't defend themselves from it. That your small group is humiliating a government and all it's military, making them look impotent. Well so what? It's war, there's no point whining "No fair!" when the other side has an advantage.

[@foxymetroid]

It does exist, but the term gets misused. Terrorism is attacking a civilian population directly and intentionally with the goal of instilling enough terror (hence the name) that they force the government in question to change. Attacking the government's forces directly is not terrorism. Attacking an oppressive police force is not terrorism. Blowing up a marketplace is terrorism.

[@darthhodges]

A good response to Data's inquiry about terrorism would be to first mention the difference between violence that will likely harm more civilians than enemy combatants and the selective targeting of key enemy personnel and resources. Secondly, bring up the idea that the kind of people that are willing to harm civilians to get their way shouldn't be appeased as it will only encourage them to keep doing it. Thirdly, the word terrorism reminds us that the point is to make people so afraid of you that they give you what you want. As soon as that fear fades, or they perceive a weakness they can exploit, you may lose even more than you originally gained.

[@Exodianecross1978]

We have 2024 now... does this mean we'll see this year the unification of Ireland?

[@josejordan2803]

Are we going to see Irish unification this year?

[@Awfulwriter]

Gonna check back here in 2025 and let you know if the Irish reunification happened and if terrorist acts were a factor.

[@misterlau5246]

Data, what about independence of the US? Mexico, and not US? Cause it is same. Independence.

[@Pizza793]

If this was “Star trek Picard” picard would just send in his ninja and the ninja dude would just defeat everyone with a sword and they would skip this deep speech and anything else intelligent

[@3RST-GAMING]

2:34

[@RJStockton]

Unfortunately, Wesley survived.

[@dche64]

"I have never subscribed" - Captain Picard If he won't subscribe, why should I? Huh?

[@tjwparso]

Do as you please pal, if you don't like the channel I'm not gonna beg, if you do like the channel, why wouldn't you subscribe?

[@dche64]

@@tjwparso ha, i was joking man. I'll subscribe

[@tjwparso]

@@dche64 sorry pal :) good to hear... get so many comments, some times it's hard to separate the good meaning jokes and the ill-meaning people who just like to argue and poke

[@alexandersimon8647]

The Federation will just wipe you out for being silly

[@superbrownbrown]

*So Ireland is going to unify in 2024?* 🤔

[@zboson]

Irish unification in two years?

[@GugilusVugilusMagnus]

He’s not wrong. Power is based on force.

[@Dowlphin]

External power erodes one's strength, though. Fear is a weakness, and the courage to be vulnerable is an inner strength.

[@foxymetroid]

@@Dowlphin Or at least work on those vulnerabilities rather than hide and ignore them.

[@RSP13]

I am sorry. How many beans you said you need?