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Is the Federation "Communist" or Socialist? (startrek.website)

submitted 3 months ago by MrSaturn@startrek.website to c/startrek@startrek.website

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Hi there, I'm not trying to start a political argument or anything, I'm just curious what people here think about this often repeated claim that the Federation is a socialist or even communist utopia? I know Strange New Worlds did say in dialogue it is socialist but I was wondering if people here think that's accurate? I'm not a communist or a marxist or anything like that, but I've had people who identify as such tell me the Federation basically is communist. So anyway, what's your thoughts?

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[–] MrSaturn@startrek.website 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

But the Federation is a government, so can't be anarchist

[–] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Anarchist doesn't need to mean without government, simply that no one is above another, which is echoed in how the Federation is structured towards the other races.

[–] MrSaturn@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I thought it meant no laws and no government

[–] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's one form of it, but there are plenty other schools of thought that overlap quite significantly with the Federation, check out the primer on Wikipedia.

[–] MrSaturn@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago

Will do

[–] startrek@hub.hubzilla.de 1 points 3 months ago

@MrSaturn So by whom is this government elected? Are there elections in the Federation?