It’s a great example of the struggles to achieve utopia and the decisions made in pursuit of those goals.
Shit TNG had a ton of examples of how Starfleet isn’t perfect and there’s still political bs.
Practically a running joke that every Starfleet Admiral is trash, sure.
But they’re typically described as contrary to the ideological underpinnings of Star Fleet, not agents within a system that rewards and reproduces corruption.
It’s a great example of the struggles to achieve utopia and the decisions made in pursuit of those goals.
Practically a running joke that every Starfleet Admiral is trash, sure.
But they’re typically described as contrary to the ideological underpinnings of Star Fleet, not agents within a system that rewards and reproduces corruption.
YOU BETRAYED YOUR UNIFORM.
Mr Worf, gas that planet. If they don’t evacuate in an hour, it’s not my fault if they die in agony.
If the ends justify the means, and you don’t get the ends, you just have the means.
It’s exactly this sort of moral complexity and nuance that gave Star Trek its best stories.