Well, that's pretty much the same as the states. Granted in the states we haven't reached the level of tolerance that is shown in the UFP, it seems pretty obvious (at least to me) that the UFP was originally created as a parallel to the US. Different cultures coming together to act as one. The UN seems, to me, a pretty bad correlation for the UFP. The UN really isn't treated seriously even by member nations, and each nation operating under it is very, very independent.
__________________ In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during an interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said:
"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... And how many want out."
But the UFP is actually capable of being decisive sometimes. If the UFP were actually like the UN then the Borg would have assimilated Earth while the Federation Council discussed whether there was precedent for levying sanctions on a Hive Mind Society.
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“Where the longleaf pines are whispering
to him who loved them so.
Where the faint murmurs now dwindling
echo o’er tide and shore."
-A Grave Epitaph in Santa Rosa County, Florida; I wish I could remember the man's name.
And in the movie First contact, Im sure Picard mentions it when giving Alfre Woodard the his at gunpoint 1st tour of the Enterprise.. Im may be wrong, but Im sure I remember that as hes updating her as to Mankind moving on from factionism, and greed of wealth 'n stuff....
Money isn't used within the Federation. They do have a form of currency to deal with other species though (many Starfleet officers have personal latinum funds, for instance).
I remember an episode involving people from the 21st century thawed from cryogenics chambers, one of which was a big shot Investor type who was horrified to discover that all the money he'd saved up no longer existed.
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“Where the longleaf pines are whispering
to him who loved them so.
Where the faint murmurs now dwindling
echo o’er tide and shore."
-A Grave Epitaph in Santa Rosa County, Florida; I wish I could remember the man's name.
Exactly they are a bit like a less liberal Iain Banks 'Culture', I think the Federation will one day evolve to that if they had enough positronic brains. ;-) Law would have done well in the culture spy lot lol.
The UFP more or less eliminated the whole concept of scarcity within its territory. No scarcity means no logical need for money in any real sense since everything is more or less abundant. Everyone either joins the military or follows his or her pursuits as it suits them. I don't really see how capitalism has any relevance for a majority of people and for those that can't find what they need, they can always buy stuff from Ferengi.
__________________ Land of the free, home of the brave...
Do you think we will ever be saved?
In this land of dreams find myself sober...
Wonder when will it'll all be over...
Living in a void when the void grows colder...
Wonder when it'll all be over?
Will you be laughing when it's over?
Yes. It seems to be an actual element, from what I can tell. It gets stored within bars of gold for currency purposes (as Latinum's standard state seems to be a liquid).
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