• tensorpudding@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    19 hours ago

    I agree with all you said, I just can’t believe it is possible for conservative viewers of the show to be blindered to the numerous, numerous ways where the show morals, both implied and very much stated, are antithetical to the entire value structure of the modern right-wing of the USA.

    But then again, when I think of the Trek fans I know in real life, it is surprising how many of them are Republicans. Not a majority, but enough. So they might just be overlooking the things they don’t agree with.

    • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      I would even say that right-wing people have almost the same moral values as left-wing people, just not for the out-groups. So within the crew, there is no big difference.

      Hospitality for strangers is also part of conservative’s values, so in passing contact, aliens are treated alike.

    • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      15 hours ago

      Because Republicans are dumb illiterate inbred morons. Like how they didn’t get that Colbert Report was satire and they thought Colbert was a conservative. Or that they thought that South Park was Republican humor because of Cartman. Even though Cartman is obviously just a vehicle to portray how fucked up RepubliKKKans are.

    • 4am@lemmy.zipEnglish
      11·
      14 hours ago

      They probably saw it all and said “yeah, even in the future we’ll never be rid of the libs but see it all works out because all these other things are still true”