How is this sub the best on Lemmy lol
No insufferable Internet communists dragging their politics into everything.
Sir, this is a star trek sub
Exactly.
The federation, the utopia for humanity, uses a communist economic system…
Edit: to be less accusatory
The communism of star trek is a far cry from the “communism” (that is, atrocity denial and state capitalist propaganda) espoused by terminally online social media users.
It’s not really a major plot point though, is it?
If you’re incapable of understanding the backdrop of basically all of the franchise, then yeah I guess not.
My point is, you’re not making every second post about how communism is a better system. It’s a “backdrop”.
I’ve never even seen Star Trek and even I know that the Star Trek people are communists
I’ll have you know there a plenty of insufferable internet communists who enjoy and comment on star trek posts. Especially if
wethey can dragourtheir politics into itHave you watched Star Trek like at all?
I think it’s a bit of a jump. There is a bit of a gap between socialism and maybe gay is okay vs violently overthrow the establishment full on Marxism.
I consider myself in favor of a lot of socialism and this place is fucking wild lol.
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If he gets court-martialed what happens then?
Then he can commit any crime he wants and no one can demote him
He’s the most powerful man in Starfleet
He’ll be demoted to ensign. That’s much lower than ensign.
Oh I thought you meant ensign, my bad
Nah, he can’t beat Chief O’Brien the Union man.
We’ve got the best ensigns in all of Starfleet!
Because of ensign.
Is this a Simpsons line repurposed for Voyager?
Wiggum: That’s some good work, Lou. You’ll make sergeant for this.
Lou: Uh, I already am sergeant, Chief.
Wiggum: Perhaps you are, but I say Bob goes back to jail.
Bob: [stammering] But surely–I mean, I. Caught. Cecil.
Wiggum: Maybe so, but Lou here says you were resisting arrest.
Lou: No I didn’t Chief.
Wiggum: Quiet Lou! Or I will bust you down to Sergeant so fast it’ll make your head spin!
Two great tastes combined
The format is based on Joseph Hellar’s book Catch 22. I don’t remember the exact details, but one of the main characters is constantly being threatened with demotion and promotion in this manner.
Damn that was a fun episode
Harry: we should enter the Borg nebula. Either we’ll get home or they’ll kill us, either is fine.
One of Janeway’s ancestors from the 20th century was a certain Police Chief from a small town called Springfield.
Ensign, Jr. Grade
I’d wanna go home too…
Cheddarbroc, his account discovered!
Chekhov’s Ensign.
Wasn’t Tom Paris promoted, demoted, and promoted again in the run of the show?
Yep. He was just an observer when they got thrown into the Delta Quadrant. Janeway gives him Lieutenant Junior-Grade and then bumps him down to Ensign before bumping him back up to LT-JG. Tuvok gets promoted from Lieutenant to Lieutenant Commander at the start of Season 4.
