Conservatives have a bizarre relationship with the Star Trek television, movie, and book franchise... the show has always promulgated liberal values from the beginning, portraying a multiracial cast of humans exploring the reaches of space with extraterrestrial allies. So important was the original series' progressive message that Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr implored Nichelle Nichols to continue playing Lt Uhura, as positive Black role models were rare in the media.
Conservatives can't help liking 'Trek', though.,, it's a whiz-bang adventure narrative, and the original series features a two-fisted manly man who kicks ass and beds gorgeous aliens (the special effects budget wasn't high enough to show him banging a big bug), and while peaceful solutions are preferred, the use of overwhelming military force is always a Plan B.
Now, the conservatives who are dense enough to believe that 'woke culture' ruined Star Trek are in a tizzy over the casting of Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate, voting rights advocate, and all-around superstar Stacey Abrams as President of United Earth. I imagine their grandparents howled just as much when a beautiful, brilliant Black woman was portrayed not only as a commissioned Starfleet officer, but a communications expert who serves as the initial representative of Humanity for a cosmic mission. Stacey Abrams absolutely radiates joy as she describes her role, and her love of Star Trek:
There's a lot of work to do. Are you ready for that?https://t.co/zW1iluAW2z#StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery#UnitedEarth #OneGeorgia pic.twitter.com/vgcZPtoVRd
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) March 19, 2022
Now, let's contrast this progressive, science-fiction loving Democrat with a GOP candidate for California Secretary of State... this individual believes that Jesus himself, hiding in her closet, mandated that she run for office:
This nonsense is precisely why Republicans don't guest star on Star Trek episodes.California GOP Secretary of State candidate Rachel Hamm said today that she decided to run for office after her son found Jesus inside a closet in their home, and Jesus handed him a scroll telling her to declare her candidacy. pic.twitter.com/LdDLX1j8vS
— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) March 18, 2022
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There's nothing more beautiful to me than the idea of "Infinite diversity in infinite combinations" (I'm not considering the Vulcan calligraphy tattoo of it...yet.) What part of "exploring strange new worlds" etc. told conservatives that their own viewpoint would be echoed back to them? But seeing their reaction to a Black woman as president of Earth tells me they are definitely not ready for intelligent life elsewhere (or even here).
I think it is finished, that time when we thought republicans were normal real Americans.
They seem to be a renegade gang of grifters and conspiracy theorists. They like to tell lies, but they can't even do that.
They have a tv idea of the world. They live in a world of danger. I would like to tell them about what i see.
I see Ukraine right now. I am not interested in politics. I see a bunch of refugees. I see a lot of dead young men and dead old people and children. I see dead women.
For what? I see starvation and suffering. We always buy our wheat from Ukraine. We always buy sunflower oil from Ukraine, because it is the best,and we are happy.
Now here comes this Putin. He can bomb our friends as much he wants to, but he won't live forever.
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There's nothing more beautiful to me than the idea of "Infinite diversity in infinite combinations"
That's practically straight out of Darwin, who wrote 'endless forms most beautiful".
They seem to be a renegade gang of grifters and conspiracy theorists. They like to tell lies, but they can't even do that.
The Long Con
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Thanks for the heads up, they've been very supportive of me.
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