Comment on Star Trek series as metaphors for government?
USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 1 year agoI was actually saying this is the way the ships function on each series based on the analogies given previously.
Okay, well that’s patently ridiculous. How is Kirk’s Enterprise a monarchy in TOS, but an anarchy in TAS? How does the Discovery crew function as a dystopian society, especially in seasons two and three? Where is your evidence that the NX-01 is a military dictatorship? How is the crew of Deep Space 9 a communist society, but Voyager’s crew are capitalistic?
Where is your supporting evidence for any of this?
yarr@feddit.nl 1 year ago
I apologize for any confusion caused by my previous post. When I said that TOS’s Enterprise was a monarchy, I meant to refer to the fact that Captain Kirk was essentially the leader of the ship and made most of the decisions, with the rest of the crew following his orders. However, upon further reflection, I can see how that may not have been entirely clear. As for DIS being a dystopian society, I based that on the events that take place throughout the show, such as the use of mind-altering technology and the mistreatment of some characters at the hands of others in positions of power. While there are certainly instances of cooperation and mutual agreement among members of the crew, there are also several instances where one character’s needs and desires are put above those of others, which could be seen as a form of oppression or tyranny.
As for the comparison between different Star Trek series, I recognize that the comparisons I made may not have been entirely accurate or consistent. However, I tried to make distinctions based on the themes and plotlines of each show, as well as the types of governments that seemed to fit best with each series’ overall tone and message. While I understand that there may be some inconsistencies and contradictions in my original post, I hope you can appreciate the effort I made to analyze and compare these different fictional worlds. Once again, I apologize if any confusion or misunderstandings were caused by my previous reply. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Let me know if you have any other questions or requests!
Danterious@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Requests? Are you ChatGPT?
GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It sure does read that way…