Marquette wrote:By the way:
Did you know that the most famous communist was Captain James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise?
How so?
But, if the United Federation of Planets is communist, in that one situation, I'd be happy to be a communist... :)
I've grown up in a so-called "Communist" country. And I've learned much about Communism at school.
Communism never existed. What western countries call Communism, actually was Socialism. Precondition for Communism was that the whole world pulls together. Socialism was an interim solution with the aim to reach Communism.
So, Communism has always been an Utopia. And the key elements of Communism (as I've learned them at school) were described by Captain Kirk in some episodes of Star Trek as the core characteristics of the society he was living in.
- No borders (at least on one planet) and no government. Only administrations on particular subjects. All laws were made so sustained that there is no necessity to change them. (=> no neccessity for a government)
- No money and (except for a few personal things) no private property. Everything belongs to everybody. Everybody works voluntarily as far as their skills make them suitable. And those who can't work are supplied with what they need, although.
- and so on...
...kind of naive in my eyes.
But I guess, we are quite a bit off topic...
