This day in history: The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premiered on this day in 1966. When you really think about it, the world of Star Trek is a Communist world. There is no private enterprise (no pun intended), and there is no money in ‘Star Trek’ because the transporter/replicator machine makes anything you need. Spock repeatedly reminds Captain Kirk that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, and he continually sacrifices himself each time a crisis occurs. Star Trek has a 5 year mission, Communists had 5 year plans.
"The shows Deep Space Nine and Enterprise described the rise of communism on Earth in detail. Of course they do not call it communism. They call it 'The New Economy.' In this economy—with rare exception—the government educates you, employs you, feeds you, and assigns you shelter. They build all apartment, 'commercial,' and office buildings, and factories. The exceptional private employers include nostalgic restaurateurs, generational vintners, and the like. The government will let anyone produce specialty goods or services as a creative outlet. But for all other goods and services, the government provides." Conservapedia
In one episode Lily Sloane asked Picard how much the USS Enterprise had cost to build, he told her, "the economics of the future is somewhat different. You see, money doesn't exist in the 24th century... The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of Humanity." (Star Trek: First Contact)
This is all idealistic Utopian nonsense akin to Edward Bellamy's 1888 book "Looking Backward." Socialism/Communism never improved society. Quite the opposite in fact. It has lead to mass deaths and starvation...it has always failed, and failed spectacularly. When you see these large majestic ships in the Star Trek universe, remind yourself that you never really see Russian Ladas and Yugos were some of the worst cars ever made.
There was one species that was interested in commerce and trade (capitalism), the Ferengi, but they were portrayed in the most negative light.
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