If Star Trek were made by another Star Trek species, how would they portray the Federation)?

[Unimatrix Q]

.... and the situation in the Alpha Quadrant more in general? (assuming 24th century here).

I'll give it a shot.

The Klingon depiction of the Federation: Generally reliable when in an alliance with them, but prone to hedonism, which weakens them. It's a wonder they got as powerful as they did, however, they can get quite fierce when in a tight spot - perhaps that explains it. However the moment the crisis has passed they return to their softened selves, preventing them from reaping the full glory (and spoils) of victory.

Romulan: A dangerous, unreliable species. Unpredictable. They have neither honour nor a strict moral code they live up to. That is, they do seem to have some kind of moral code, but they reason around it, making what is wrong in one situation, right in another according to their perverted ethics. This vile, insipid weakness will ultimately be their downfall. But meanwhile they still maintain technological parity with us. Since they are so unpredictable, we need to monitor them very closely.

Cardassian: They are ambivalent in their approach to power. While they do seem to appreciate the coarser aspects of it - they build formidable ships and you'd better know what you are doing when you are confronting a Federation foe head on - they still seem quite reluctant in using it, they don't seem to revel in it like the Klingons do. Appreciation for the finer aspects of power is even entirely absent, which greatly hinders their influence in this quadrant, which is however still superior to ours. They seem quite gullible - they call it 'negotiating in good faith' or something like that - and we are bound to profit from that sooner or later.

Ferengi: Potentially a huge market. These people are given to hedonism, and fortunes are to be made. What spoils everything though, is their nosy attitude and their rigid moral codes. They seem to believe they are destined to tell other species -including us- how to live. But greed is eternal and it is only a matter of time before our values triumph over theirs.

Borg: A quaint little society. Extremely inefficient and archaic, yet until now they have resisted all our attempts to liberate them from their imperfections and limitations. We must gather more intelligence in their territory to understand the nature of their resistance ....

Great post. But what about the different species of the Dominion?

 

[Vger23]

They'd portray the Feds as a bunch of snarky, arrogant, self righteous, pompous, two-faced assholes.

 

[Unimatrix Q]

They'd portray the Feds as a bunch of snarky, arrogant, self righteous, pompous, two-faced assholes.

Not sure of that, in the case of the Vorta. Antagonizing the Feds actually may work against the Dominions goals. And i believe they may not want to annoy the species of Federation and their allies.

 

[Spicy Thunder]

It would be really cool if they made a show from the point of view of a race just joining the Federation. You would watch them learn how they are entering a place much bigger than themselves and you would get to see how the process happens first hand.

 

[Unimatrix Q]

It would be really cool if they made a show from the point of view of a race just joining the Federation. You would watch them learn how they are entering a place much bigger than themselves and you would get to see how the process happens first hand.

I'd love to watch this!

 

[at Quark's]

The Founders: They're so ... solid.
The Jem'Hadar: They are pitiful at fighting, though they still try.
The Vorta: They have none of that delightful duplicity the Cardassians have. Can still a bunch of hypocrites, though.

Probably if Star Trek was made by the Dominion, they'd show the Federation as a collection of chaotic civilizations that can't seem to make up their minds. They aren't necessarily evil or corrupted as such but they lack order and a strong hand to guide them. Even that time they attempted to fight us, the Dominon, they would have endless disputes amongst themselves; each admiral and head of state having a differing view as to whether it was worth sacrificing a paltry 1500 lives to win some battle, while we would go boldly forward and eurm, ask 100.000 of our noble Jem'Hadar to sacrifice themselves for the greater good in a heartbeat, each of whom who would be proud to comply. The future belongs to those who don't hesitate and are united.

It's no wonder we won and occupied their territory. They are better off this way, even though they don't acknowledge that.

 

[JirinPanthosa]

The Dominion would portray them as chaotic, selfish, limited creatures who end up defeating themselves without the guidance of the Founders.

There would be parables where Federation individualism and desire for freedom led to the cowardice and in-fighting that ended up sabotaging their own war efforts and leading to tragedy.