>> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:46:56 -0700, Tim Bruening
>> <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
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>> >orionca@earthlink.net wrote:
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>> >> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:02:32 -0700, Tim Bruening
>> >> <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
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>> >> >Great moments: Archer wearing a green Classic Trek style uniform.
>> >> >
>> >> >The Defiant making mince meat of the rebel fleet.
>> >
>> >Before the Defiant showed up, the captain of the Avenger was ordering the
>> >crew to fire on an Andorian ship. On the bridge was an Andorian, seemingly
>> >unconcerned about the threat to his compatriots in the rebel fleet.
>> >
>> >> >
>> >> >T'Pol and Phlox discussing the Defiant's files. Phlox says that the
>> >> >Defiant's version of the literature is full of compassion, except for
>> >> >Shakespeare, who is equally grim in both universes. T'Pol urges Phlox
>> >> >to read the historical files about the Federation. She likes the idea
>> >> >of Vulcans and Denobulans being equal with humans.
>> >
>> >It would seem that the Mirror Earth has been more cruel than Earth Prime for
>> >many centuries before the present.
>>
>> Not necessarily. History is written by the winners and the Terrans
>> could simply have emphasized the crueler aspects of human history as
>> justification for their reign of terror. We know that the main split
>> was in the 1940s when the Mirror Universe's Nazis won WWII. This is
>> probably because in this universe Edith Keeler wasn't killed in a
>> traffic accident in the 1930s and her peace movement didn't prevent
>> the entry of the US into WWII.
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