11-02-2008, 01:49 AM
Black Landlord wrote:
[quote=PeterB]
Occasionally I do think the future as portrayed in Star Trek (a united planet, races working together, egalitarianism, solving of many of the planet's problems) does actually have a chance of happening.
I've often wondered why there are still races on Star Trek.

Getting along together doesn't require that everyone be alike, only that they be treated equally. This meant that Kirk was free to bang whatever women came along -- be they black, white, yellow, green, whatever.