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Sci-Fi QoTD: Monocultures... in SPAAAAAAAACE!	by Baenlynn	2010-05-12 20:53:21
Babylon 5 touched on this to a degree.	by SaylorA	2010-05-12 21:19:13
Kosh was a renegade...	by Baenlynn	2010-05-12 21:28:47
When Ulkesh (Kosh II) Came to B5 he was markedly different from Kosh in terms of personality. Given the way the Vorlons as a whole acted towards the shadows and the younger races, it seems likely to me that Kosh was in some form of minority among his people. The Minbari I would put up as a good example of a multicultural race, while the Narn became more of a monoculture thanks to the Centauri occupation. The Gaim did have multiple queens, but being a hive race it's not surprising that they shared the same culture. Overall I think B5 was good at how it tackled this issue because of how it presented each race as having variations, rather than invent a new race to embody a specific idea or be an archetype of a Terran culture. Each race was shown as having variations in personality type that were in keeping with the race as a whole. Shakiri Vs Neroon for example.
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The fact that you know the name "Ulkesh" leads me	by hadji	2010-05-12 21:39:03
I have SOME of the books but not all.	by Baenlynn	2010-05-12 21:43:55
I believe it was mentioned in the Tehcnomage	by hadji	2010-05-12 21:45:37

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