Star Trek on Guantanamo Bay and Bush's War on Terror

From the episode "The Drumhead", about an ordinary investigation which becomes the seeds of paranoia and deception. Boiling the episode down to its essentials reveals striking parallels with the last 8 years of the Bush Administration.

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News & Politics

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• guantanamo
• bay
• war
• on
• terror
• terrorism
• civil
• liberties
• president
• bush
• dick
• cheney
• mccarthy
• star
• trek

[81048107]

It is easy to "cherry-pick" (select lines/inject opinions without regard to context and/or reality) to support a pre-ordained conclusion. It is difficult to try and understand and accept the justification and true motives of the Bush or any other administration in trying to fight the war on terror, especially if he is someone that for whatever reason you don't like.

[jssandler]

I appreciate the comment and am happy to see that my video-commentary is generating debate and discussion.  I must rebut your assertion however that the nature of my commentary is based on an emotional dislike or an over-arching inability to thoughtfully consider the motives of Bush or others on the "war on terror". In fact my thoughts and considerations are rational and not based on "party" affiliation. I just happen to believe the "war on terror" is deeply flawed and misguided.

[MirrorMatterMatt]

I remember thinking in 1991 when I first saw "The Drumhead" that I was watching something special. I never imagined that this episode would so clearly become a cultural mirror.

[intermender]

wow really nicely done. If only the democrats had Jean Luc Picard in their number :D

[intermender]

07:34 Tea party? :D

[intermender]

05:46 Backlash attacks on Innocent muslims 

[intermender]

TNG should be compulsory viewing for politicians.

[cloudstone123]

@nastyevilbunny That quote seems to fit the political atmosphere in the years following 9/11.

[RFEM520]

Not just Bush, situations like this have existed before bush, McCarthy, and so on. And will continue to exist even after bush has long left the earth.

[EdBoonSucks]

This episode was light-years ahead of its time.

[bigray1999]

The lady in this episode reminds me of Sarah Palin. Especially when she accused the President of "palling around with terrorists." People are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. A person's associations does not make him/her guilty. Actions do. We do not live in a society of guilt by suspicion.

[transtremm]

Well done! Many thanks!

[DOHC2L]

@jssandler No, what he said is true and you dismissed what he said because your beliefs are deeply flawed and misguided. I can explain to you how those beliefs are flawed and what about them makes them misguided.

See, all you did was make the assertion that the war on terror is deeply flawed and misguided - so tell us why.  Without telling us why the war on terror is flawed and misguided how do you expect us to believe you? Or do you just expect people to just trust jssandler from youtube?