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How come there aren't any Republicans in Star Trek? (Original Post)
kpete
Oct 2015
OP
temporary311
(955 posts)1. Ferengi?
Baitball Blogger
(46,700 posts)8. They colonized an entire planet and genetically mutated into Ferengis.
Agreed.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)2. And here I am playing Elite:Dangerous...
...where one of the major human interstellar powers brought back slavery.
If you're into cargo hauling, you could have a hold full of slaves in stasis pods, stacked up like cordwood, just like old times (though at least they're mercifully unconscious for the journey.)
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)3. Generally speaking the science fiction community
is extremely liberal.
Bad Thoughts
(2,522 posts)4. Section 31? Terra Prime?
Quackers
(2,256 posts)5. The Orian Syndicate
n2doc
(47,953 posts)6. They Did, but they all died
http://www.startrek.com/database_article/arsenal-of-freedom-the
While investigating the disappearance of the U.S.S. Drake on the planet Minos, the crew battles aggressive energy spheres, swallowing sinkholes and invisible attackers.
Arriving at Minos, the crew is met by a prerecorded sales pitch for highly-advanced weaponry. This is not surprising, however, since the Minos people were renowned arms dealers during the Erselrope wars.
While exploring the planet Riker, Data and Yar are attacked by an energy sphere. Lieutenant Yar destroys the sphere, but not before it traps Riker in a transparent cube. Then, after Picard and Dr. Crusher beam down to investigate the crisis, the ground swallows them into a subterranean cavern, seriously injuring Dr. Crusher.
Although Data is able to free Riker, the away team is unable to locate Picard and Crusher. Meanwhile, the U.S.S. Enterprise comes under serious attack by an invisible enemy, which La Forge desperately fights to contain. Until the ship can adequately defend itself from the attacker, La Forge cannot beam up the crew members on Minos.
Back on the planet, Data finally locates Picard and Crusher. The team discovers that the attacks are coming from a computer-generated weaponry system which has gone out of control and has destroyed the civilization that created it. Fortunately, the team is able to turn the system off in time to save the planet ... and themselves.
Onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, La Forge is able to destroy the invisible enemy and
beam Picard, Crusher, Riker, Data and Yar aboard.
While investigating the disappearance of the U.S.S. Drake on the planet Minos, the crew battles aggressive energy spheres, swallowing sinkholes and invisible attackers.
Arriving at Minos, the crew is met by a prerecorded sales pitch for highly-advanced weaponry. This is not surprising, however, since the Minos people were renowned arms dealers during the Erselrope wars.
While exploring the planet Riker, Data and Yar are attacked by an energy sphere. Lieutenant Yar destroys the sphere, but not before it traps Riker in a transparent cube. Then, after Picard and Dr. Crusher beam down to investigate the crisis, the ground swallows them into a subterranean cavern, seriously injuring Dr. Crusher.
Although Data is able to free Riker, the away team is unable to locate Picard and Crusher. Meanwhile, the U.S.S. Enterprise comes under serious attack by an invisible enemy, which La Forge desperately fights to contain. Until the ship can adequately defend itself from the attacker, La Forge cannot beam up the crew members on Minos.
Back on the planet, Data finally locates Picard and Crusher. The team discovers that the attacks are coming from a computer-generated weaponry system which has gone out of control and has destroyed the civilization that created it. Fortunately, the team is able to turn the system off in time to save the planet ... and themselves.
Onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, La Forge is able to destroy the invisible enemy and
beam Picard, Crusher, Riker, Data and Yar aboard.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)7. Patterns Of Force
Bucky
(53,997 posts)9. Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd
A Trump Republican to be specific