1. La "Prime Directive" de Star Trek y el Debate Colonial.
La "Prime Directive" de Star Trek es un tema central en el debate sobre si la serie promueve o critica el colonialismo. Algunos argumentan que es una forma de anti-colonialismo, mientras que otros la ven como una justificación para la no intervención, con implicaciones problemáticas.
- Star trek’s “prime directive” is an idea steeped in colonialism. There i said it.
- The prime directive comes out of anti-colonialism, and the eps you mention show when that idea rubs up against actual consequences.
- The prime directive is culturally chauvinistic. It is a relic of a 1960s understanding of the dangers of colonialism.
- I think the opposite. The prime directive is fundamentally anticolonial.
2. Star Trek como Colonialismo "Benevolente" y Asimilación.
Se examina la idea de Star Trek como una forma de colonialismo "benevolente" o "suave", donde la Federación expande su influencia cultural y política, a menudo a través de la asimilación de otras culturas.
- The central utopian idea of star trek is expressly colonialism but friendly, in space, and more people need to wrestle with that because they look ridiculous saying otherwise.
- Part of me wonders if the kind of colonialism the federation engages with is too subtle (for lack of a better word) to be rewarding for a modern audience takedown? like ds9 made the point the federation was quietly forced assimilationism on the peoples they adopted into their whole.
- As an enjoyer of star trek, i wish more people understood that all it's doing is asking the question "what if we could have a good version of colonialism and also maybe capitalism doesn't exist but we will never engage with any other economic ideology, also communism still bad cuz earth is america?".
- Of course, don't forget that starfleet is a military force engaged in "benevolent" space-colonialism. Just cuz it's "utopia" for our protagonists, doesn't mean it's utopia for all the have-not cultures we send armed away-missions to.
3. Star Wars como Alegoría del Colonialismo y la Resistencia.
Star Wars es interpretada como una alegoría del colonialismo, con el Imperio representando fuerzas coloniales y la Rebelión simbolizando la resistencia de los pueblos oprimidos. Se discute la influencia de eventos históricos como la Guerra de Vietnam.
- Star trek is settler-colonialism in space, star wars is about the resistance of the periphery against the american empire.
- Kinda wild that star trek, in 1991, was like "give me that mic! colonialism is fucked! the kind we're doing right now?? fucked! oh, you've decided to call their militant arm terrorists for defending themselves?? eat phaser!".
- Never underestimate the technologically inferior native will to oppose violent colonialism. Return of the jedi.
- I watched star wars and there’s this whole settler colonialism theme to the series with entire planets being blown up, and the whole thing is entirely problematic and i don’t like the toxic nature of some of the on screen relationships and we definitely need a bluesky trans civil war about it.
- The original trilogy is literally alegory for the vietnam war and the evils of american imperial colonialism.
4. Críticas y Reinterpretaciones Modernas.
Las nuevas series y películas de ambas franquicias, como "Andor" y "Deep Space Nine", son elogiadas por abordar de manera más directa y matizada los temas del colonialismo, la opresión y la resistencia, ofreciendo perspectivas más críticas y complejas.
- Have you seen the expanse? i find it more politically interesting than battlestar, and the violence of colonialism is one of its central themes.
- I dunno man ds9 was a decade before enterprise and it made some pretty good points about war, colonialism, freedom, independence, etc.
- Show: deep space nine do you want a star trek that tackles themes of colonialism, faith, religious extremism, genocide, terrorism, slavery, ptsd and single-parenthood - all against the backdrop of a war story that is unafraid to show you the very real and very human cost of war? here you go!
- Besides this great analysis that don has created, i’d add that there are other things about andor that make it great watching, including the corrosive nature of colonialism. Watch andor if you can (and rogue one too).
- Andor is absolutely exceptional, easily the best star wars ever, and one of the finest and most moving dramas i’ve seen in years. It’s about how resisting colonialism involves real sacrifice, and how a rebellion starts at a grass roots level. Incredible writing and performances across the board.