Star Trek was always hopeful though, even back in the 60s when the civil rights movement was in full swing, during a cultural revolution, and in the middle of t

Star Trek was always hopeful though, even back in the 60s when the civil rights movement was in full swing, during a cultural revolution, and in the middle of the Vietnam war. Star Trek wasn't loved for its utopian ideals because people had a lot of hope for the world, it was loved because it helped give them hope that they could create such a world if they tried.