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I think the star trek universe is highly democratic.
by plutonorm 6y ago
I think the star trek universe is highly democratic.
- ben_w 6y agoTrek is a mirror of Earth geopolitics from an American perspective in whichever year the show was written. TOS-TNG: Klingons were Soviet-Russian, Romans were Chinese, the Federation was sexist (but much less so in TNG than in TOS) and pretended gay people didn’t even exist. DS9: Lesbians and trans people exist, but only as exotic outsiders. Bajor feels inspired by Tibeten Buddhism and the final parts of the Northern Ireland Troubles. VOY: ??? ENT: Nostalgia gone wrong followed by 9/11 DIS/PIC: Oh no Cold War enemies are a threat again / Oh no A.I.