12 April 2021 — Star Trek® is a wonderful fantasy whose benign communism only works internally because replicator tech has eliminated most scarcity. As a consequence, there’s no need for mass murder to balance the books. It’s make believe, and many Trekkies know this, and we try to be patient with our leftie friends. But it’s hard. Sometimes it’s really really hard.
210712 — Speaking a bit more than nonsense, and, “as a huuuuuge Star Trek fan.….” a cordial correspondent agrees with my assessment. “But even in Star Trek, we humans are still subject to our natures. With a replicator and a holodeck, what makes you want to go out and be a productive member of society? Replicate some burgers and go plug in Lonely Space Vixens XVIII® .“
230907 — correspondent Towlej Jumuk points out that “even with the replicators Star Trek® had quite a bit of capitalism. Kirk® trading for Dilithium Crystals®, poker game in the next generation.” Jum includes this comment from Captain Janeway® to Commander Tuvok®: “No matter how vast the differences may be between cultures, people always have something that somebody else wants. And trade is born.” I am grateful to both Jum and Janeway’s writers for the reminders. Hopeless leftists that they are, they can’t help themselves. Trek® writers try to depict realistic human emotions, and human action ALWAYS spawns rational market activity. Bless their squishy commie hearts, even as they express the inherent contradictions of their cherished belief systems, doublethink protects them from seeing it.
211009 — in other Trekterpretations®… Spiders are clearly the Klingons® of our present Terrestrial Federation — staunch allies, dangerous foes, and creepy as all get out. Of course I am grateful and respectful, when I find one in the house I usually manage to safely transport it out so that it can resume defending the frontier. I guess that makes Dragonflies the Vulcans ®— also a little weird, but overall benign and exotically beautiful.
shown: Admiral Ball as a young communications ensign,
rockin’ that mini!