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Star Trek to drop socialism
What do you guys think.
Dec 23rd, 2009 10:57 PM
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Agreed.
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Dec 24th, 2009 01:52 AM
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What does that mean?
The future where money doesn't exist anymore and everyone works for the betterment of the world & the federation - that's no more?
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Dec 24th, 2009 02:50 AM
Abu-Bactr
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roughrider posted:
" The future where money doesn't exist anymore and everyone works for the betterment of the world & the federation - that's no more?"
Indeed, the state should not run everything.
The Starfleet stories make Trek Trek anyway.
Dec 24th, 2009 07:33 AM
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Well, up here in Canada we have strands of socialism in our policies. We appreciate it and don't look at it as a bugaboo.
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Dec 24th, 2009 02:32 PM
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Yes but you dont have such an ubermistified government like one in Trek.
They have a borderline religious belief in their own government.
They dont just have social policies, i never heard about anyone inside the Federation not working for the government.
I think thats unhealthy.
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Dec 24th, 2009 07:46 PM
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Shey Tapani
Yes but you dont have such an ubermistified government like one in Trek.
They have a borderline religious belief in their own government.
They dont just have social policies, i never heard about anyone inside the Federation not working for the government.
I think thats unhealthy.
the federation citizens?
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Dec 24th, 2009 07:50 PM
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Yes.
Is any of them not working for the government?
Dec 24th, 2009 09:01 PM
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Why would that not be healthy?
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May 10th, 2010 11:59 PM
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bit late, but:
quote: (post ) Originally posted by Shey Tapani
Yes.
Is any of them not working for the government?
tons.
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May 11th, 2010 06:00 AM
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I never even thought of it as a government. They always just seemed like one big nondescript group.
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Red Nemesis
Why would that not be healthy?
Too much power in to few hands.
May 28th, 2010 07:37 PM
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The socialism was a progression of future earth's history though didn't it? .... a swing that occurred after the factionism/infighting/chucking nukes about...?
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Feb 14th, 2011 04:48 PM
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I am not that familiar with trek canon.
Feb 28th, 2011 09:40 PM
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The Federation is run by a centralised Federation Council, with representatives from all the major members, and a democratically elected president (iirc).
The Federation itself is more of a united nations of sorts. Starfleet is the military/exploration arm of the Federation.
The belief in the Federation being some sort of religious entity is a minority view. To most people, it's just a group of planets helping each other out.
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Mar 1st, 2011 08:43 AM
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Money didn't exist in this reality!
How can money or a Stock Market exist when you can make anything you want! Gold, Art, MONEY!!!!!!!!
People earned respect in their feats and sacrifices. Bums got fed and lived their lives....sounds perfect.
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Mar 5th, 2011 08:54 PM
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by the ninjak
Money didn't exist in this reality!
How can money or a Stock Market exist when you can make anything you want! Gold, Art, MONEY!!!!!!!!
People earned respect in their feats and sacrifices. Bums got fed and lived their lives....sounds perfect.
Money does exist in Star Trek, and certain forms of currency can't actually be replicated.
The Federation does have a monetary unit, but it's not used by citizens that much if at all.
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Mar 5th, 2011 11:46 PM
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by -Pr-
The Federation is run by a centralised Federation Council, with representatives from all the major members, and a democratically elected president (iirc).
The Federation itself is more of a united nations of sorts. Starfleet is the military/exploration arm of the Federation.
The belief in the Federation being some sort of religious entity is a minority view. To most people, it's just a group of planets helping each other out.
I always saw the Federation as more of the USA, where each world becomes a 'state.' For example, when the USA went to war with Iraq all of the UN wasn't sucked in. But in the Federation, if they declare war, all planets are immediately at war. It's the same reason that Bajor couldn't become a member of the UFP - they would have immediately been at war with the Dominion.
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Mar 6th, 2011 01:31 AM
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Kinneary
I always saw the Federation as more of the USA, where each world becomes a 'state.' For example, when the USA went to war with Iraq all of the UN wasn't sucked in. But in the Federation, if they declare war, all planets are immediately at war. It's the same reason that Bajor couldn't become a member of the UFP - they would have immediately been at war with the Dominion.
You could look at it that way, sure.
The reason I brought up the UN parallels is because you have very different worlds, ideologies and cultures coming together under the banner of peace and cooperation.
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