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When you say "overwhelming longing for expression", do you mean expression of the progressive convictions, or expression generally?
If the former, there's the rub. It's the 24th century, the entire point of Star Trek is that humanity matured, and got it's shit together. Progressive convictions don't really set you apart from anyone else in the Federation. And does having a vision even count as expression?
If the latter, I'm just confused. If he had such a burning desire for expression, shouldn't he be an artist of some sort IRL, not just in his vision? A warrior-poet, at the very least.
Expression generally.
I think you're not right about the history of Star Trek. Roddenberry was very much a progressive (admittedly, I may be using the word incorrectly; it is at least liberal-international). Look at how the cast of the original Trek was based on racial/national diversity. TNG was a society of people who were so enlightened they moved beyond cash.
What do you mean? That's exactly the point I was making.
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