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:I think it would be good to include something on the franchise's politics. That's kind of what the project is all about. But it's simplistic to reduce its ideology to "liberal", "communist", or any other one-word description. The shows were produced over many years, by a diverse group of people, and with little emphasis on ideological consistency. Some shows claim that the Federation does not use money, while others give prices in "credits." Various characters and peoples can be identified as ideological stand-ins: The Ferengi represent capitalism, the Borg are ultra-socialist, and Khan Noonien Singh is a genetically superior Nazi/Aryan. In the Cold War-based episodes, the Federation, the Klingons, and the Romulans stand in for the U.S., Russia, and China. [http://knowledgeeater.blogspot.com/2009/08/star-trek-essay.html This essay] may be a good place to start. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 21:39, 18 December 2013 (EST)

:I think it would be good to include something on the franchise's politics. That's kind of what the project is all about. But it's simplistic to reduce its ideology to "liberal", "communist", or any other one-word description. The shows were produced over many years, by a diverse group of people, and with little emphasis on ideological consistency. Some shows claim that the Federation does not use money, while others give prices in "credits." Various characters and peoples can be identified as ideological stand-ins: The Ferengi represent capitalism, the Borg are ultra-socialist, and Khan Noonien Singh is a genetically superior Nazi/Aryan. In the Cold War-based episodes, the Federation, the Klingons, and the Romulans stand in for the U.S., Russia, and China. [http://knowledgeeater.blogspot.com/2009/08/star-trek-essay.html This essay] may be a good place to start. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 21:39, 18 December 2013 (EST)

:[http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/11/18/star_trek_economy_federation_is_only_mostly_post_scarcity.html This article] describes how Star Trek characters run various businesses, even though they have no need for money. So the Federation's economic system can be described as "capitalism for the fun of it." This may not be a realistic view of human nature, but it is definitely not Marxism. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 23:41, 18 December 2013 (EST)

:[http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/11/18/star_trek_economy_federation_is_only_mostly_post_scarcity.html This article] describes how Star Trek characters run various businesses, even though they have no need for money. So the Federation's economic system can be described as "capitalism for the fun of it." This may not be a realistic view of human nature, but it is definitely not Marxism. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 23:41, 18 December 2013 (EST)