Is Star Trek communist or socialist?
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No, Star Trek is not a socialist-communist socio-economic system.
The United Federation of Planets in Star Trek is mostly libertarian-socialist, post-scarcity economy. Because there is no scarcity, there is no conflict at least inside of the United Federation of Planets.
What type of society is Star Trek?
Star Trek is the most famous example of the post-scarcity society.
What is the difference between Romulan and Vulcan?
Physically, the Romulans were presented as humanoid, but the show’s make-up department gave them pointed ears to distinguish them from humans. In contrast to the Vulcans, who were presented as peaceful and logic-oriented, the Romulans were depicted as militaristic, having founded an interstellar empire.
What kind of government is the United Federation of Planets?
representative republic
Politics. The Federation is a representative republic, with an elected president as the head of the entire interstellar state.
Is there Communism in Star Trek?
The Star Trek utopia will free us from the fetters of the dismal science. The economics of Star Trek is thus True Communism. Fortunately, without the intervening bit of socialism that anyone has to suffer through.
What type of government is Star Trek?
In the fictional universe of Star Trek the United Federation of Planets (UFP) is the interstellar government with which, as part of its space force Starfleet, most of the characters and starships of the franchise are affiliated.
Are Romulans and Vulcans the same race?
The Romulans and Vulcans descend from the same ancestor species — specifically, the Romulans are an offshoot of ancient Vulcans. From the Star Trek history we know, it’s unclear when the split between the two occurred, but it was likely during Vulcan’s war-torn period of history.
What do you think about Vulcans?
Though Vulcans are humanity’s biggest allies in the Federation and profess a philosophy of stoicism and logic, I have found them a bit illogical. Mostly because I don’t think a society with such extreme prejudices is logical.
Are Vulcans in the Federation a utopia?
While in the Star Trek universe Earth is supposed to be a utopia where everyone is equal, other species in the Federation are extremely far from a utopia. Though Vulcans are humanity’s biggest allies in the Federation and profess a philosophy of stoicism and logic, I have found them a bit illogical.
Can a female Vulcan choose her own champion?
So basically the female Vulcan can challenge her intended’s claim, but at the end of the day she really has very little say in who she marries, whereas the male Vulcan seems to have a lot more flexibility. I also wondered if the female Vulcan could choose herself as her own champion so that she wouldn’t have to marry anyone.
Why don’t Vulcans believe in arranged marriages?
Spock more than once tells women who pursue him that he is literally incapable of loving them (even though it’s obvious that isn’t true). So Vulcans assume an arranged marriage isn’t a big deal, because love is not an issue, so it shouldn’t matter who you are married to (it still should, but I’ll get to that in a bit).