Is the ST future the vision of an ideal society?

[Theunicornhunter 2]

Does the ST vision of the future -from what we can gather from what has been presented in the different series - represent your concept of the ideal society?

 

I guess a secondary question would be whether you think it is realistic.

 

I'm going to think about this one before I answer.

[Stephen of Borg 2]

yes, of course it represents our ideal of what the future can hold (no disease, war and so on). Is it realistic? I doubt it. I don't see the end to war or disease happening

[Jim Phaserman 0]

From what I gather, the Federation is supposedly as close as you can get to a True Communist state. everyone works for the betterment of the people as a whole, not for one's self. Could war be eridicated? On a single planet, yes, through a planetary government. in the Galaxy, Probably not. Is it my idea of a perfect society? I dunnow. I kinda like the idea of a Representative Republic myself. Though, the Federation does kind of blend Communism with Representative Republic a bit.

[Theunicornhunter 2]

I'm not sure it represents an ideal society either. IMO, an ideal society allows for differences of opinion (diversity in the true sense of the word) and personal freedoms. The downside to that is that sometimes people choose to behave in a manner that is less than ideal. It's a conundrum?

 

I also think it makes a major error in that it assumes "human nature" will change in a couple hundred years when it hasn't changed in a couple thousand. I know we've had this debate before but behavior is influenced from within not from without - which is how governments seek to regulate behavior.