I agree - and sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you said these was based on Clark era propaganda, what I meant was that I do not think that any parallels were deliberate.
And yes, Custer seems a good example, also in that he was a man shaped by his time and his circumstances. Looking at him solely from a modern point of view will skew the picture. Similarly, the academics on the board in B5 came from a generation who had only ever lived under the Alliance all their lives and not experienced what led to the making of it.
As for Sheridan becoming Minbari, I do not think he did, or would ever be able to in the way Sinclair could, even as Ranger 1. But this works out well in that she became half human, and he became half Minbari (though not physically), and they meet in the middle. And of course this kind of ambiguity is very difficult for historians to get a handle on...
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Date: 2010-10-04 09:22 pm (UTC)And yes, Custer seems a good example, also in that he was a man shaped by his time and his circumstances. Looking at him solely from a modern point of view will skew the picture. Similarly, the academics on the board in B5 came from a generation who had only ever lived under the Alliance all their lives and not experienced what led to the making of it.
As for Sheridan becoming Minbari, I do not think he did, or would ever be able to in the way Sinclair could, even as Ranger 1. But this works out well in that she became half human, and he became half Minbari (though not physically), and they meet in the middle. And of course this kind of ambiguity is very difficult for historians to get a handle on...