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Hah. But that's my point: what's political about some author recreating a famous naval battle in an updated backdrop using space ships? What's political about
by technofiend 10y ago
Hah. But that's my point: what's political about some author recreating a famous naval battle in an updated backdrop using space ships? What's political about the chemistry needed for Kirk to make gunpowder and shoot diamonds out of a bamboo cannon at the Gorn?
Maybe what got him into that situation could be classed as politics and for those most interested in and by politics I'm sure that's what the story is about for them. But for me that's just a lever and the interesting bit is the science. It is after all called science fiction not political fiction.
I just object to the poster's portrayal of all sci-fi as equivalent to something like House of Cards.
- icebraining 10y agoThe difference tends to be a bit semantic; by political I (and the character) mean something much broader than the mere party politics of House of Cards. The chemistry used by Kirk may not be political, but the show - and that episode in particular - is intensely political! It deals with how we interact with each other and with other societies, and those are always primarily political questions. And had Kirk thrown a rock at the Gorn instead, would the plot be any different? That said, I don't think all sci-fi is political - only most of it :)