[cartoonistx]

I, too, have been a longtime Trek fan. But anyone paying attention must have known that the Enterprise's port-side engines are constantly steering the show left. In the 60's the original crew was always spouting off for liberal causes that were that era's hot issues.

[patriciaruth]

Well, ending racism was not a purely lib issue. And the Trek episode that indicated women could not be trusted to be Captains reflected the fact that both libs and conservatives were sexist in those days. The S&M Trek was probably lib.

[jejones]

In the 60's the original crew was always spouting off for liberal causes that were that era's hot issues.

Oh, you mean like on "The Omega Glory"? :)

That said, yes, ST has usually dealt with popular issues of the time, and the leftward lean got more extreme as time went on.