Section 31 may have been dogshit and its uses outside of DS9 may have missed the point completely, but Gene’s Vision or no Gene’s Vision, “moral ambiguity” and “moral relativism” are baked pretty deep in the bones of this franchise.
Pee-Wee Herman, Rodney Dangerfield and David Lee Roth at the premiere of ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ in 1985
Considerably verbose Philippines propaganda comic for kids, 2020’s (apparently read like a manga, right to left)
Vietnam, 1966, Leaflet 151-66: “The tunnel where you try to hide is never safe from the bombs of the B-52. The B-52 can search out its enemy anywhere” .
F-15E Strike Eagle conducts a routine combat air patrol over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 24, 2025. [4408×2480]
U.S.-built BATT UMG armored personnel carriers (APCs) and helmets from the Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo – captured by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels – at the Inaternational Airport of Goma, on January 30th, 2025. [2048 x 1536]
We are going to bury Hitler face down’ — American postcard from the Second World War (ca. 1943) showing Hitler in a coffin. Artist: B. F. Long.
Air traffic control radar consoles in the Combat Information Center aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation, 1988 [2800×1910]
Iranian propaganda poster alleging that “The U.S. is the agent of global Zionism, the creator of ISIS” 2017
The geographical centre of Vietnam is in Laos, and the geographical centre of Laos is in Thailand. Isn’t that interesting?
Lynda Carter and Henry Winkler at the Golden Globes, 1977. Having lived through that era, I can testify that giant clip-on bow ties were a thing.
[1248×560] (Myanmar/Burma) PDF Fighter using a Tomahawk P35 Turkish Shotgun during anti-junta training sponsored by the KNU- May 2021