Sonofrojblake: Star Trek's predictions for what's coming are usually rubbish but this... This at least looks like it's not ridiculous. Which is all the more amazing when you remember that when it came out, the episode that line is in was ILLEGAL TO BROADCAST in England, literally because of that line

Sinn Féin now Northern Ireland's largest party in the UK Parliament.

Star Trek's predictions for what's coming are usually rubbish but this... This at least looks like it's not ridiculous. Which is all the more amazing when you remember that when it came out, the episode that line is in was ILLEGAL TO BROADCAST in England, literally because of that line

Holy shit, really‽ That's fascinating

Yeah, Margaret Thatchers government really wanted the IRA and anything favourable to them off the tv... and this counted

E.g., if the Sinn Fein leader (an elected UK MP) ever appeared on tv, anything he said had to be dubbed DELIBERATELY BADLY SYNC'D, by an actor.

Which led, in turn, to this bit of genius satire: youtu.be/UOUeauLWEaE?...

The Day Today - IRAyoutu.be Funny parody of broadcasting restrictions imposed during the 1980's.

OMFG 😂🤣💀

Thanks for that

I so badly need this and the Bell riots

Yeah way off base

That's why I said "usually". I didnt notice the Eugenics Wars or the rise of Khan, for instance.

Also "homelessness is going to get worse before it gets better" was never what is call a reach

Don't worry, Project 2025 is working on it

We seem to be on track for the Bell Riots as well.

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