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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mucus: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Saiyanman Benjita: [qb] However, Data, having little ambition (he doesn't have NONE, or else he'd just be another robot), probably led him to keep the status quo. This will pass him over come promotion time almost any time. Data's promotions probably were timed at near the greatest intervals because of his lack of ambition. This is probably the same deal with Vulcans. [/qb][/QUOTE]Kinda brings up an interesting point.....and and obscure quote from ST6. [QUOTE] "Human rights". Even the name is racist. The Federation is basically a "Homo Sapiens" only club..... [/QUOTE]For all the complaints about ST not showing a good coverage of human races (Asians in particular), a more noticeable problem with ST as a fictional universe would be the rather small number of Starfleet alien captains, flag officers, etc. Off hand, I can think of a few Federation presidents, a handful of alien captains (mostly in the movies), an android, two Vulcans, a trill, and a changeling. Pretty dismal stuff conisdering that we've already been through four casts, not including Enterprise. If it is true that ambition has much to do with advancement in Starfleet, and ambition is primarily a human trait, that brings up a rather fundamental flaw in Starfleet....discrimination against Vulcans, androids, and other species...many of which I'd place much more faith in as captains than some of the incompetent human mavericks we've seen. (And yes I know that the lack of alien captains and high ranking officers has more to do with money and the realities of television....I'm just playing devil's advocate.....or something) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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