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 May 17 2004, 05:04 AM
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I always thought that the Klingons were supposed to resemble the Mongolian armies.
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May 17 2004, 06:45 AM
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Soviets, Mongolians, they're all the same. That's what my public school education said, anyway. Or was that Hitler? Well, one of them likened the Soviets to Mongolians... Whichever it was, they must have been a Star Trek fan.
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May 17 2004, 07:31 AM
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I believe it went like this. In the original series, the Klingons were intended as a metaphore for the Russians, and it was cold war comentary. Later on, in TNG, the Klingon culture was fleshed out a bit more, and the culture itself was modeled more on Fuedal Japan/Mongolia. The Federation vs Klingon Empire still was meant to model the US vs USSR relationship though.
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May 17 2004, 12:04 PM
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Didnīt Jules Verne write about a ship that could fly because it was made out of glass? :sleepy: ;) Doh!
I love Jule Verneīs books though. Perfect inspiration for steam-punk type roleplaying. But his fiction WAS a reflection of his time, seriously. |
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