Is star trek communist utopia

is star trek communist utopia

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yes

Yes

Yes. That is why it's fiction.

It's also a military dictatorship.

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Then why does the society have classes?

No, definitely isn't communist. It's post-scarcity for sure, and has heavy socialist elements. There are however classes and heirarchies, and references to capitalistic economic systems associated with the federation, though likely purely through perhaps unintentionally making the series relatable for it's viewers.

I don't think I'd call a nation that's constantly at war and fearing it's own demise a utopia whatsoever.

Anime is better, by the way. LoGH blows the Star Trek franchise out of the water entirely.

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this. It's a benevolent military dictatorship with heavily socialist policies

Yet they suck at war

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How would they educate people without them?

But why wouldn't a communist think it is perfect? If a communist would say it is perfect then it sounds like a communist utopia.

Sorry I didn't realize all communists were infallible reporters of what is and is not reality.

What the hell are you talking about?

...like a military dictatorship?

So it's not communist

No. That's because it's fiction.

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Pokey mans is a socialist utopia

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Is it even translated?

Yes.

Oddly, Star Trek can't be communist, specifically because it is completely post-scarcity.

Communism requires a series of communes based on areas of production, the management of which is completely under the control of the laborers in each area. There are no laborers in the Federation to speak of, and no production to speak of. At least from TNG on, though there's some hint of such, all necessities are provided by replicators, so any labor that exists, is entirely voluntary. The laborers that do volunteer don't seem to have anymore political power than the average citizen, save those within Star Fleet.

Further there's a centralized government in place. The Federation and its military arm of Star Fleet, both of which seem to be elected directly or appointed by proxy. So there's no communes. I suppose one could setup communes around individual replicators, but seeing as how they seem to be about as common as toasters, perhaps because they can replicate themselves, that would be rather pointless.

So what you have, is not communism, but a post-scarcity Republic, with civilian and military arms (well, and the shadow government of Section 31). The only economy seems to be in the service industry and exchange of ideas, and all the labor for that seems to be entirely voluntary and without pay, only respect, and perhaps, influence in individual fields.

Between other nations and the Federation, however, capitalism seems alive and well - as it is in the undeveloped frontiers. They are never real clear on how exactly that works.

No, Star Trek doesn't conform to any existing economic models because economic models focus on optimal resource allocation, and the existence of replicators has created a post scarcity world whereby resource allocation is an irrelevancy.

If anything, Star Trek is a libertarian utopia, because it seems like the Federation only really exists to coordinate foreign affairs. The average people of the Federation probably have no interaction with their government at all.

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