[agere_contra]

I hear you, but Star Trek is also a liberal’s wet dream. The worst liberals I know say things like “why can’t society be more like Star Trek?”

Which is a warning sign. Their Star Trek is a unrealistic utopia (no money, everyone works to better themselves) mixed with a military dictatorship (you all better do what the Captain says).

A society with your aspects of Star Trek (a prosperous meritocracy) would be fine - don’t misunderstand me - but I worry about the liberals’ take on it. They have a horrific blood-spattered record when it comes to trying to force society to adopt their utopias.

[Erik Latranyi]

I hear you, but Star Trek is also a liberal’s wet dream.

So is Star Wars, but I see the conservatism in that as well. The Force (faith in God) and the deception used by the dark side to use gov't power to control the universe are perfect examples of liberalism.

[aruanan]

Which is a warning sign. Their Star Trek is a unrealistic utopia (no money, everyone works to better themselves) mixed with a military dictatorship (you all better do what the Captain says).

The last Star Trek movie was surprisingly different. It had a lot more moments that were like these: