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Originally posted by redravin40
I'm sure there are enough fans of Star Trek in this group to notice some simularities between the world Strange famous describes and the Federation.
In fact in that system the Ferengi are the bad guys since the use profit as religion and government.
People work hard at jobs they want to do because they want to do the work and rarely worry about the bills being paid or the lights getting turned off.
Maybe this ideal world will exist when we have the tecnology to sustain it and the enlightenment to want it.
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Whats funny about Star Trek is that while there were claims of this magic socialism here and there, it seemed that half the episodes were involved with making money, the value of some material, and the like. I even recall one TNG episode where they are playing poker with some sort of currency on the table.
It seems the rest of the galaxy was capitalistic
Also note how infrequently they bring up the general public or how the system works.
Lets face it if you get your politics (and in some peoples cases here, science) from Star Trek, you got problems.