> 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:
> >
> >> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:02:32 -0700, Tim Bruening
> >> <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
> >>
> >> >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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