• Worx@lemmynsfw.com
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        1 year ago

        I’ve never even seen Star Trek and even I know that the Star Trek people are communists

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            The federation, the utopia for humanity, uses a communist economic system…

            Edit: to be less accusatory

            • fcSolar@lemmy.world
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              The communism of star trek is a far cry from the “communism” (that is, atrocity denial and state capitalist propaganda) espoused by terminally online social media users.

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                If you’re incapable of understanding the backdrop of basically all of the franchise, then yeah I guess not.

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                  My point is, you’re not making every second post about how communism is a better system. It’s a “backdrop”.

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        I’ll have you know there a plenty of insufferable internet communists who enjoy and comment on star trek posts. Especially if we they can drag our their politics into it

        • ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world
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          I think it’s a bit of a jump. There is a bit of a gap between socialism and maybe gay is okay vs violently overthrow the establishment full on Marxism.

          I consider myself in favor of a lot of socialism and this place is fucking wild lol.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    One of Janeway’s ancestors from the 20th century was a certain Police Chief from a small town called Springfield.

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    Is this a Simpsons line repurposed for Voyager?

    Wiggum: That’s some good work, Lou. You’ll make sergeant for this.

    Lou: Uh, I already am sergeant, Chief.

    Wiggum: Perhaps you are, but I say Bob goes back to jail.

    Bob: [stammering] But surely–I mean, I. Caught. Cecil.

    Wiggum: Maybe so, but Lou here says you were resisting arrest.

    Lou: No I didn’t Chief.

    Wiggum: Quiet Lou! Or I will bust you down to Sergeant so fast it’ll make your head spin!

    Two great tastes combined

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      The format is based on Joseph Hellar’s book Catch 22. I don’t remember the exact details, but one of the main characters is constantly being threatened with demotion and promotion in this manner.

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    1 year ago

    Wasn’t Tom Paris promoted, demoted, and promoted again in the run of the show?

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      Yep. He was just an observer when they got thrown into the Delta Quadrant. Janeway gives him Lieutenant Junior-Grade and then bumps him down to Ensign before bumping him back up to LT-JG. Tuvok gets promoted from Lieutenant to Lieutenant Commander at the start of Season 4.