tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3495564744026058849..comments2024-03-29T09:13:52.064-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Star Trek The Next Generation: The Masterpiece SocietyBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64671243991039105062024-03-23T11:42:08.173-04:002024-03-23T11:42:08.173-04:00Definitely not utopia.
My problem with this episo...Definitely not utopia.<br /><br />My problem with this episode…The writers neglect to explore the lives of people with lesser careers. How about those people genetically engineered to be custodians, trash collectors’, dish washers, etc. <br /><br />Let’s explore two brothers, one is genetically engineered to be a doctor the other a sewer worker. The sewer worker is never given the opportunity to excel in school, go to college, and become a doctor like his brother. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26267398711053667922019-02-11T10:08:21.398-05:002019-02-11T10:08:21.398-05:00I feel the need to play the devil's advocate h...I feel the need to play the devil's advocate here a bit. Aren't all societies cults to a degree? There are all kinds of ways in which we're indoctrinated to accept social rules. Also, cults in the conventional sense are created by predatory recruiting from a larger society. None of these people have been forced to cut themselves off from their families and friends, nor are they threatened with physical or psychological harm if they fail to conform. We don't know how the society will react to a problem it's never faced before, but from what we do know, I don't see anything that would allow these people to make a successful refugee claim. In Canada for example, asylum is granted to people who either are not able to return to their countries because of a well-founded fear of persecution, and in need of protection from torture, endangerment to their lives, or cruel and unusual punishment. I can't see that applying here. <br /><br />And while the history of eugenics is certainly troubling, I don't know if our disapproval of a society allows us to take an action that threatens the survival of hundreds of people. I don't think it's a decision that should be taken lightly. It's not nearly as clear-cut as a case like in The Outcast where the individual's leaving the society posed no threat to its survival, and the individual was clearly facing persecution.magrittenoreply@blogger.com