Yo… There was a Star Trek episode that slightly sympathised with the heroes of the IRA and was removed live tv after the first airing. I want to see a pro Palestinian episode.
Revolutionary politics has always been one of the pillars star trek stands on, so its been terrible to see how nutrek has gone full performative liberalism and commercialist and removed all the wholesome space communism.
Would you sayit have started before though? I am admittedly not too versed in Trek things, but it often feels that the dip towards the more liberal (and less socialist) takes began in post-TNG era, with Voyager and DS9.
Not really. DS9 has a plot thread where O’Brien inspires Rom (a member of a hyper-capitalist species) to form a union and go on strike.
Space Communism was a core of Star Trek. No worries of such nonsense, just exploration and technological advancement.
I want a Star Trek series that expands on their communist-ish society (especially since TNG was often inconsistent). This just seems like generic action slop masquerading as Star Trek
We will never see a Star Trek that’s allowed to go deep into their communist style society ever again. It would never be allowed. TNG even pushed some boundaries and I know of at least one conversation Data had that was edited out. It really is a shame cause I agree with you it would be great. Star Trek laid the foundation of me becoming a communist and I didn’t even realize it. I just didn’t actually understand what communism was back then cause propaganda.
Not as long as copyright is a thing. Hopefully we’ll have a non-Star Trek show that does this eventually. Maybe from China, although I don’t know how popular hard-ish sci-fi is there
I have literally dreamt of China remaking Star Trek or Star Trek like show to get back to the roots. Space battles are fun every now and then but damnit I want my “philosophical communist soap opera in space” back.
https://discord.com/channels/708138304217808897/750456774082953317/908634654263877643
Won’t repost it here because of copyright but here’s a link to a post in Tankie Bunker discord that has an edit of the opening visuals of Star Trek Prodigy with… different theme music.
Roddenberry was a communist
He wanted every cute young actress to have a little Roddenberry (and a minor role). A true communist. /s
