Part of me hates that this is happening.
The rest of me is all, “It’s still 2025!! If we have the Bell Riots now we’re still on-pace for a Star Trek future!!”
we’re still on-pace for a Star Trek future!!”
I hope we survive WW3 and the eugenics war.
Me too, I hope my child survives the seemingly inevitable wars that are looming within his lifetime.
But more importantly, I think Humanity will survive. This is a test, one that evolution makes impossible to avoid. If we survive this trial by fire, we will scatter and thrive amongst the stars and prepare for the next test.
Am I being too dreamy? It’s all Star Trek’s fault. :)
Don't forget Ireland's reunification.
Riots in N. Ireland right now (though it's anti-immigration riots, so probably won't lead to unification):
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/disorder-breaks-out-northern-ireland-third-straight-night-2025-06-11/
The rest of me is all, “It’s still 2025!! If we have the Bell Riots now we’re still on-pace for a Star Trek future!!”
The Bell Riots were in September 2024.
Our universe's lack of Eugenics Wars in the 90s was already pretty strong evidence that we're not living in the prime timeline.
Unless we go for the SNW retcon/Temporal Cold War shenanigans, in which case we still have a chance.
Oh we are getting a Star Trek Future—the mirror universe one.
It'll end up being a dumb cracked mirror universe at this rate.
Not even. We're getting the black mirror Trek timeline.
Shitty Picard season 2 we want to do mirror universe but not.
I'd rather not given what comes between. Can we instead get the future of the civilization in Strange New World's pilot episode? They got the advantage of learning from the mistakes Earth made before they did the same and leapfrogged into the better stuff.
Go on memory-alpha and look up what's scheduled to happen in 2026.
No need, I read the news. :/
I think we're on track for the dark universe ... because we're more likely to do this ...
... rather than this ...
It’s called Mirror Universe.
Just attribute the minor differences to the temporal cold war 👌
Sounds like the federation is losing the war ... or is the federation under section 31 that is winning the cold war?
Not really. Honestly, the "sanctuary cities" were humane compared to what the Trump Administrating is trying to do.
And now he's wanting to put on a massive military parade, something only the Terrans (and other dictatorship/fascist regimes) would do
I bet I could put on an awesome democratic military parade. Give awards to whichever group built the best float around their tank. March the color guard intermingled with the local high school color guard. Have the infantry throw candy to the crowd. Let the marching band rock out.
But I agree that, in general, military parades are not a good look.
I've been telling a friend about this. He doesn't watch Star Trek but when we're looking at what batshit crazy thing happened each week I keep tossing in... "right on track for The Bell Riots".
But don’t we need to be treating the unemployed as criminals first?
