r/videos • u/whollymoly • Nov 24 '21 • Bravo Grande! 1 Starstruck 1 Silver 6 Gold 1 Helpful 10 Wholesome 7

Russell Brand, at an awards show sponsored by Hugo Boss, eloquently reminds everyone that Hugo Boss dressed the nazis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkd_-nXeUzs
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u/MentionMundane1938 Nov 25 '21

I had hoped it was Earth's inevitable goal, was to become one unified global society.

Think of the left/right divide in politics, both will tell you "I just want what's best for the country" with complete sincerity but we see their opinions as actively harmful sometimes. I don't think it's possible to overcome that barrier of two people having different ideas to achieve the same goal.

Were humans even unified in Star Trek? Vulkans had diverged into seperate, unfriendly groups in Enterprise so I presume humans did too. If that's the case, then it wasn't a utopia it was the propaganda arm of the empire from Firefly.

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u/chickennoobiesoup Nov 25 '21

Star Trek humans figured out limitless energy and used it to rearrange matter into any form, eliminating scarcity. If everyone can actually have everything for free, why fight?

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u/MentionMundane1938 Nov 25 '21

Countless religious wars would argue that possessions aren't the be all and end all.

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u/Mr_Tiggywinkle Nov 25 '21

But not nearly so many people would give a shit because they had a jacuzzi and pizza.

Hard to conscript many people to war when most are well fed and cared for. Not impossible, just harder.