tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post2040551080719644573..comments2024-03-15T07:28:47.064-05:00Comments on Treknobabble: Deep Space Nine, Season 2: TribunalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-28577492457077015592015-05-09T21:42:14.302-05:002015-05-09T21:42:14.302-05:00Throughout the show (with the exception of Profit ...Throughout the show (with the exception of Profit and Loss) Cardassians are all shown to be proud of and devoted to their country - to Cardassia. <br /><br />But from a psychological standpoint I have to wonder what kind of a person could love and be proud of and be loyal to this obvious sinister dictatorship. I mean even Garak is always praising Cardassia. But what is so great about it.? <br /><br />Look at just the way this court is run and the enthusiasm of everyone about how wonderful, just and merciful it is. And it doesnt appear as if they were acting. They truly believe it. It is baffling to me. <br /><br />Now there is the distinct possibility that Caradassians truly happen to enjoy horrible, oppressive shitholes. That it warms the cockles of their hearts etc. That said, I have a hard time believing it. I just cant imagine this level of oppression and living under surveillance where, as Garak said, the obsidian order knows what every Cardassian is eating for dinner, being something anyone can be voluntarily proud of and devoted to. <br /><br />I can imagine novels like "The Endless Sacrifice" being state propaganda (which is not unusual in dictatorships) that people have to pretend to love and enjoy outwardly to avoid getting in trouble with their Gestapos but Garak clearly wasnt being watched, yet he embraced it and talked about how much he loved it and how popular that novel is all over Cardassia. Which tells me that Garak wasnt just acting - he DOES love Cardassia and he does believe sacrifice for the motherland is the highest honor etc etc. <br /><br />Anyway, seeing that level of jingoism, bordering at fascism (if it isnt already) normalized like that is both disconcerting but also creepy. poppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064123327462038174noreply@blogger.com