I guess it's about the intent; that was about showing an alternate history where the actual Nazis won, not a commentary suggesting that they did.
Is it time to put Star Trek to rest?
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"Enterprise got woke! Star Trek never used to be like this!"
* The story is literally about a.
* The story is allegorically intended to make a statement about b.
* The story can be alternately interpreted to be about c, d, e, etc. by some viewers, despite that not being the writer's intention.
I gather the problem is that a and c, etc. have all taken a backseat to b - the story is so obviously not about c, etc. and beat for beat identical/parallel to b that a is more of a plot device than a plot.
* The story is allegorically intended to make a statement about b.
* The story can be alternately interpreted to be about c, d, e, etc. by some viewers, despite that not being the writer's intention.
I gather the problem is that a and c, etc. have all taken a backseat to b - the story is so obviously not about c, etc. and beat for beat identical/parallel to b that a is more of a plot device than a plot.
Yeah. And I got reamed by my 8th grade English teacher when I repeated Spock's commentary.
Still, I doubt the episode was promoting the Nazi party.
Agreed. Hawking's appearance was during an entirely different political climate than today. Plus, he wasn't in any way the political figure or symbol that Musk became. Likewise, Musk wasn't quite the political figure he is today when he was name dropped in Trek.
Lincoln is a revered historical figure a century removed from his Trek depiction. Likewise, that was a different political climate.
Whenever I see people crying over Stacey Abrams being on Disco, I feel a need to remind everyone that Melvin Belli had a guest appearance on TOS. Granted, he wasn't a politician, but he was still a well known and controversial figure of the time.
The third one who uses that description.
No but it shows a mixed attitude, which most contemporary references will do. It's not like that episode aired 70+ years since WW2. It was within generational memory of most viewers. As @Laura Cynthia Chambers quotes it was praised as the most efficient state Earth had known. That's quite the claim to make to your 60s audience.
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