Comment on Just get a bigger fence
CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 6 months agoIts definitely a case of “um, yeah, your application to join the Federation has been denied, pending you not having incredibly stupid laws”.
Comment on Just get a bigger fence
CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 6 months agoIts definitely a case of “um, yeah, your application to join the Federation has been denied, pending you not having incredibly stupid laws”.
charonn0@startrek.website 6 months ago
Which is a real thing in canon. Bajor’s application was put in jeopardy when they briefly reinstated a caste system, which violated Federation equality rules.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m surprised them being a theocracy didn’t disqualify them.
Nacktmull@lemmy.world 6 months ago
A theocracy with gods, who in fact exist. I guess that made the difference?
Archer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Moved it from theocracy to fandom
VindictiveJudge@startrek.website 6 months ago
They’re actually a republic. The Vedek Assembly has a lot of influence, but they’re fully separate from the Provisional Government. And they only have that much influence because the vast majority of the population follows the Bajoran faith. Think of the Assembly like the Vatican - powerful when everyone cares (Pope during the Middle Ages), but virtually powerless when nobody does (Pope now).