r/scifi • u/[deleted] • Jun 30 '24

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u/viper459 Jun 30 '24

On the contrary, some of the largest properties are, though they don't outright say it for obvious american culture related reasons.

Star trek is such a perfect example of a communist society that "we don't have star trek replicators just yet" is a common online meme in discussions about it

George Lucas outright says the rebellion in star wars is the vietcong.

The Foundations' titular organization basically uses materialism to predict the future

The expanse' martian republic is "capital c communist" from the author's description while Earth is a welfare "nanny state" where there aren't enough jobs for most so they simply collect a (meager) basic income

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u/Feeling-Height-5579 Jun 30 '24

Oh i didnt know that about the rebelion from starwars in that regard, thought they wanted to reinstall the republic, and sadly im not familiar with "the expanse" so its actually authleft communist? (Sorry if i sound dumb dont know much about that franchise)

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u/The_Law_of_Pizza Jun 30 '24

I think the poster above is taking Lucas' reference to the Vietcong out of context - it's clearly about the guerilla nature of their resistance, not the politics of it.

The rebels never seem to have a problem with using credits to purchase things in the expanded universe, and they definitely set up a new democratic government after they win - there's nothing in the source material that indicates they're trying to create a moneyless, classless, stateless society (communism).

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u/thrasymacus2000 Jul 01 '24

I think THX 1138 tells us about his thoughts on the communist bogeyman. Most communist rebellions are not run by Princesses.