> As for Star Trek, I like it *as* fiction; after all, it's set in the
> 24th century, after -- it is made very clear -- all the social problems
> on earth have been solved. (Roddenberry's idea was to show a completely
> egalitarian, non-racist, non-sexist, non-nationalistic utopia in an
> popularly entertaining package.
May be, but it is hard to find in Star Trek anyone from earth except Americans. There are people from other galaxies (Vulcans, Makis etc.) and then there are Americans as the universal ruling class ! No wonder all social problems on earth have disappeared ! :-)
Ulhas