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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 04:09 PM Original message |
are Star Trek humans socialists? |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well. I think the fact that they can replicate food and materials |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 04:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. we know in their time line there's a nuclear holocaust |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. when was there a nuclear holocaust on Trek? |
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thefool_wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 02:48 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I believe there were nuclear weapons used |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 01:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. As people's wealth grows |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 08:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. I'm not so sure of the causality and the truth of that |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 11:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Western countries have much lower birth rates |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. The social setup is utterly against children |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 09:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Our social system is worse in the US and we manage to have more kids on average. |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. A "Cornucopia Economy" society |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, there are some glimpses into darker realities |
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thefool_wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 02:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Trade would be the only plausible form of commerce |
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spillthebeans (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. If there is no money why should someone work? |
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intrepid_wanderer (559 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 08:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. well.. |
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spillthebeans (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 11:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. If they still had those mini skirts I would agree |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 01:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Regarding those Star Trek miniskirt-wearing astronauts... |
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spillthebeans (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 01:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. really? I missed that |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 01:43 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Well, actually, I just made that up. But wouldn't that be an awesome urban legend to start? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 06:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. With the way offshoring is going, maybe America is the Enterprise... |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. I used to be a socialist, mainly because of Star Trek... |
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intrepid_wanderer (559 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 12:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. BRAVO! I concurrrr n/t |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 12:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Seconded. (thirded, technically) |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 07:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. No, actually. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yes! n/t |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
13. Waidaminit |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 08:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. And Mudd's hot hot hot women! |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
16. Stalinists, actually. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 08:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Actually, that's not true... |
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mduffy31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. You beat me to it |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 04:33 AM Response to Original message |
18. Picard did tell that fellow that there was no wealth or money |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-25-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
21. That's hard to say, because most of the Trek characters are military |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
26. I sure as hell got too much stuff. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
27. They've mentioned paying using "credits" before |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-26-06 02:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I always imagined various sorts of tokens and incentives... |
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