CULTURE
A History Lesson Star Trek Gave Us 57 Years Ago That We Failed to Learn
“I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.” — William Tecumseh Sherman
On February 23, 1967, the twenty-third episode of the original Star Trek, A Taste of Armageddon, first aired on NBC.
It was a great episode, one of many great episodes from that series that resonated with viewers. Perhaps not being remembered as a game-changer as many of them should have been, but without question, it has become more relevant and timely over the years. A delicate blend of entertainment and in-your-face commentary on how screwed up our world has become.
So, why is it still relevant 57 years later?
Because war is hell.
It’s not a video game. It’s not a movie, no matter the budget spent on CGI or the awards won for acting and cinematography. It’s not romantic or quaint; however many poems or songs have…
