Comment on Why do they turn Federation into a dystopia?
Routhinator@startrek.website 4 days ago
Already some amazing points here, but I will add one thing:
No matter how utopian your empire becomes, those who grow up in utopia do not have their guard up watching for evil in every corner. The Star Wars flipping back and forth from Republic to Empire over the millennia makes sense.
The federation existed for barely a millennia in its first incarnation. A fall of a galactic empire makes sense. Rebuilding it makes for good story.
Especially, and I can’t stress this enough, when it is a parallel to the world we live in. Trek has always been a way to mirror events and teach moral lessons… But most of all, hope.
The Star Wars flipping back and forth from Republic to Empire over the millennia makes sense.
Star Wars society is a constant shithole. I don’t think the slaves of Tatooine care about if the senate or the emperor rules.
A fall of a galactic empire makes sense.
It does, but this is not the plot of a single show but a constant theme in most of the new series.
Tatooine is also not part of the Republic or Empire, it’s a rim planet where the ruling polity is the Hutt cartels, Coruscant is a better choice for what you are looking for, perfect on the surface but just below it rapidly becomes hellish
That discounts that star fleet has to be on watch against outside threats. This is the balance for their utopia.
The federation existed for barely a millennia in its first incarnation.
A millennium is still a good long time, in fairness. There are entire countries that haven’t even come near to that.
Corgana@startrek.website 4 days ago
Great points all around. “Hope and Kindness” may seem like obvious cliche lessons, but one could argue that in today’s political climate they are as important as TOS calling out societal racism.