The Federation is helping a planet transition out of capitalism to post-scarcity, and it’s basically a huge celebration.

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    8 days ago

    The even worse example is “For the Uniform” where Sisko does a war crime specifically against anti-fascist guerillas. And most people I see talking about it, even here, defend his actions as necessary Adult In The Room Hard Choices.

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      8 days ago

      I agree with you. I just hear more about “DAE IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT” from the “you’re a child if you’re not enjoying Rick Berman’s Adults In The Room Making Hard Decisions” war crime apologia side of the fandom.

      Also, I hate the diagetic essentialist “Thermian Argument” that just because the narration claims that atrocities were necessary that they were the only way that could have worked.