Was he a libtard?
>>220476437He considered aborting Troi’s rapebaby yet tried to communicate with a space crystal that had just murdered 1000s of people
>>220476437No he was a normal sane center-left individual
>>220476437they all were except worf
>>220476437He was a 90s libtard. But since he liked classical music and Shakespeare he'd be considered a white supremacist today. They would write 8000 word think pieces about how Picard needs to diversify his reading habits. He never reads anything but white male authors and he only appreciates eurocentric culture so he's actually a nazi.
>>220476437He's the walking embodiment of a Classic Liberal. >Educated and well read to extreme levels>An institutionalist to his very core>The definition of an elite individual>Hierarchical to a fault >Diplomatic, also to a fault>Pragmatic, to a fault>Pro science, pro individual rights>Democratic, also to a faultJohn Locke or David Hume couldn't have written a better Liberal character.
>>220476794He was fan of xenoarcheology, although even that would be considered a kind of orientalism or patronizing white curiosity with the exotic. Picard was also into horseback riding (elitism), had ancestral ties to a French vineyard (bourgeois landowner), he respected tradition, hierarchy and the kind of classical liberalism that gets fellas canceled these days. Somehow, though, he's gotten a pass.
>>220476437I don't think a true libtard could be as diplomatic as the prime directive required him to be. If Picard came across a homophobic or racist culture while not approving he would not try to force his beliefs on them. I can't say your average progressive would do the same.
>>220476437I was rewatching it and a lot of the time, there's a happy resolution simply due to chance. Then the audience is hoodwinked into thinking "ahhh wise Picard, so wise, his idealism won out in the end, he knew the right thing to do. he had hope not hate in his heart!!" but not really... that doesn't vindicate Picard simply because a coin flipped the other way. his predecessor, Kirk was more pragmatic. not all bad with Picard though. he's a brilliant tactician but as i said, many resolutions and victories just feel totally unearned.
>>220477178give an example of this
>>220476437>goes insane when he has to do manual labor like being a janny instead of a champagne drinking important figureyes
>>220476919Add noble slave owning Spanish conquistador ancestors to list of his sins.
>>220477186it's partly due to the typical structure of an episode, a thrilling conundrum of sorts the crew must overcome, often things become very dire, until the third act, where they do win but very narrowly. excellent entertainment for sure. now sometimes it's true that Picard's idealism was the ace up his sleeve the whole time. sometimes the victory does feel earned in that way. other times it doesn't, and the episode closes on an idealistic Picard speech, when that wasn't what necessarily what led them to victory. so sometimes i just think the writing isn't up to snuff, exhibiting conceit when it comes to Picard.
>>220477448okay you're trolling
>>220476437in liberal utopia, there are no conservatives. they were murdered.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4dxZCfEjL7U&ra=m
Yes but in star trek being a liberal makes sense because the government is very competent and effective
>>220477443Not like this...
>>220476476>murdered 1000s of peopleThe Crystalline Entity was never legally found guilty in a court of its peers for the alleged crime. And if you allude otherwise, I will end this thread then and there.
>>220476437The federation is socialist
>>220477507>the government is very competent and effectiveis that why they were all taken over by brain slugs in the very first season of tng?
>>220477689a lot of shit happens in season 1-2 okay
>>220477495>in liberal utopia, there are no conservatives. they were murdered.Jarvis, give me a quick rundown on who actual communists, and not make believe caricatures of Liberals, killed during the Russian/commie revolution.
>>220476437You can imagine every Star Trek captain become a badmiral, especially Sisko and Janeway. Not Picard though.
>>220478302Insaneway yes but not Sisko
>>220478302Picard didnt want to be an admiral and lose his ship. Riker didnt want to leave Picard and be a Captain, they both wanted to remain in their places.
>>220478398Sisko would 100% be a badmiral
>>220478278What about a list of all the people killed in coups around the world in the name of capital?
>>220476437Yes
>>220478763The list is empty unless you count every murder done for selfish material gain in which case murders in the name of communism still dominate the list.
The Federation is a military organization. But it does contain multitudes.
>>220480410The 100 gorillion victims of communism thing basically has every death attributed including disease disaster war ect
I wish NuTrek had've examined the consequences of the choices the old captains made. Like Maxwell provably did nothing wrong, and in the wake of the Dominion War where Cardassian nearly caused the subjegation of the alpha quadrant surely someone somewhere in a position of power who watched their people getting blasted by Cardassian warships and homes burned by Jem Hadar would've reopened the case and asked for amnesty for Maxwell.
>>220476437He should have been held personally responsible for the deaths caused by the Borg>>220476942>the prime suggestion>>220477178That was what soured me on him as a captain. He gets away with making awful decisions because the plot dictates that none of them ever come back to bite him in the ass.>>220480969They should have put Jellico in charge of DS9
>>220480845>the food shortages that we caused had nothing to do with it
>>220476437>Calls private property "a savage system">Owns a vineyard
>>220483530Basically you can watch every 4 hr long video on youtube about this but the reality is that they never really explain what sort of government earth has and to what degree there is a market or notand I mean TOS - ENT not shit from nutrek fanfiction
>>220476437>free health care>non-capitalistic society>heavily military based>inclusive of all >merit based work place>pro traditional family valuesSeems like he was a mix of things. He'd never stand for Worf getting a promotion just because he's Klingon, but also wouldn't want Worf denied a promotion just because he's Klingon.
>>220483721>>free health care>>non-capitalistic society>>heavily military based>>inclusive of all>>merit based work place>>pro traditional family valuesthis is literally a definition of many of the tenants of classical liberalism.
>>220483791>>heavily military based>>merit based work place>>pro traditional family valuesLibs hate this shit. They are pacifists. They want special treatment for various reasons. They'd see children on the enterprise as reckless and dangerous.
"Your species' culture is more valuable than my life."
>>220476437Picard was a communist, as was the federation.
