I’ve noticed the same in recent years with Star Trek and the far right as well.
I don’t know how they can possibly miss that the Federation is functionally a post-scarcity socialist utopia.
On the other hand… the Ferengi are essentially a direct replica of the modern US, including the far right’s clear motive to try and force women back to subservience. I’m sure they’d love to be able to force them to be naked all the time while they’re at it.
It’s obvious many of the species in the ST universe were extreme caricatures of specific regions/countries from real life, and the Ferengi were based on the US… But I don’t think they expected the caricature to so directly become the reality.
There’s a weird obsession among the far right lunatics with LOTR and just completely missing the message. Vance is in that crew too
I’ve noticed the same in recent years with Star Trek and the far right as well.
I don’t know how they can possibly miss that the Federation is functionally a post-scarcity socialist utopia.
On the other hand… the Ferengi are essentially a direct replica of the modern US, including the far right’s clear motive to try and force women back to subservience. I’m sure they’d love to be able to force them to be naked all the time while they’re at it.
It’s obvious many of the species in the ST universe were extreme caricatures of specific regions/countries from real life, and the Ferengi were based on the US… But I don’t think they expected the caricature to so directly become the reality.