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Vic Fontaine and the Kindness of a Hologram

June 5, 2023 by Richard J Tilley

When Vic Fontaine sang “Here’s to the Losers” entertaining Doctor Bashir and Quark after they learned Jadzia Dax and Worf were planning on having a baby, Vic acted as Comforter-in-Chief, able to serenade away their sorrows and imagined digressions of lost love. However, his compassion was not strictly a matter of sympathy. Vic understood, from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Kindness Literacy, Star Trek Tagged: Doctor Bashir, Dominion, Jadzia Dax, Kindness, Kira, Kira Nerys, Nog, Odo, PTSD, Quark, Star Trek, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Trauma, Vic Fontaine, Worf

Solarpunk and The Vestiges of the Ascetic

June 4, 2023 by Richard J Tilley

About a month ago I had an idea for a book on a subject in which my knowledge it too limited to fill an entire book. The premise is that Transcendence, or experiencing transcendent consciousness, is overrated. It is directly related to the ancient conceptualization of the Righteous Nation. A more detailed clarification of that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Anti-Capitalism, Kindness Literacy, Solarpunk Tagged: Africana, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Human Rights, literature, ontology, publishing, Richard Rorty, Righteous Nation, science, Science Fiction, Solarpunk, transcendence, utopia

Leadership, Rom, and Abundant Kindness

April 20, 2023 by Richard J Tilley

Elaborating for a strictly psycho-social explication, Rom’s strength of character no doubt was born from his brother’s, Quark’s, extensive, intentional, and constant derision. Countless times Quark called Rom “an idiot” while only sometimes – sometimes – annotating “but I love him.” Rom was forced to confront Quark a number of times, including when Quark attempted … [Read more…]

Posted in: Kindness Literacy, Star Trek Tagged: Deep Space Nine, Dominion, DS9, Ferengi, Ishka, Kindness, Leeta, Nog, Quark, Rom, Star Trek, Star Trek Deep Space Nine

Geordi La Forge and Kindness

April 20, 2023 by Richard J Tilley

In Star Trek: Insurrection, we see what was always just underneath the surface as Geordi La Forge sees the sunrise for the first time and is clearly almost crying. His eyes had completely regenerated from the metaphasic particles on the planet. However, the recaptured youth of spirit that, for the others, enhances their clarity of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Kindness Literacy, Star Trek Tagged: Chakotay, Data, Geordi La Forge, Grand Nagus, Kindness, Rom, Romulan, Star Trek, Star Trek Insurrection, Star Trek TNG, TNG, Vic Fontaine

Seven of Nine and Unexpected Kindness

April 20, 2023 by Richard J Tilley

Seven of Nine is established in Star Trek: Picard’s “Stardust City Rag” (2020) as a mother figure; loving and in the continuous pain of having lost who she refers to as “my child,” Icheb, to Bjayzl and those who murder Borg (and former Borg) for their cybernetic implants. This is not the first time we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Kindness Literacy, Star Trek Tagged: astrometrics, BElanna, Bjayzl, Borg, Captain Janeway, Chakotay, Fenris Rangers, Harry Kim, holodeck, Icheb, Janeway, Jeri Ryan, Kindness, Naomi Wildman, Neelix, Picard, Seven, Seven of Nine, Star Trek, Star Trek Picard, Star Trek Voyager, The Doctor, Voyager

Star Trek Discovery’s Saru and Kindness

April 19, 2023 by Richard J Tilley

In the first season of Star Trek: Discovery, the Saru we meet more closely resembles a cynical capitalist. However, his distance and appearance of reproach – his stern disposition – comes from a place of loss and heartbreak. A more adroit observation of Saru is that he was astute under pressure, having lost Captain Georgiou … [Read more…]

Posted in: Kindness Literacy, Star Trek Tagged: Discovery, Kindness, Saru, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery

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