Two things I cannot tolerate. First is xenophobia against different aliens. The second is the Ocampa.
I read that as Opaka and wholeheartedly agreed at first.
Usually they’ll give romulans or cardassians the benefit of the doubt.
Ferengi? No fucking way those space jews are up to something.
Gene Roddenberry : You know I want our villains to become allies to show that with enough time, peace and co-operation is inevitable.
Ira Steven Behr : We will have racism against our villains who will forever be villains
Stich in time and end of the series showed that not to be true. They were on their way to rebuilding much like the Japanese did after ww2
Parallels showed when the Bajorans overthrew the occupation the cardies quickly joined the Federation
Until we fast forward about a millennium and they’ve become hybridized. Then it’s just back to the haves and have-nots.
Cardassians: We hate the Federation!
[Federation at war with the Cardies]
[Klingons get duped by the Founders, start a war against the Cardies]
Cardassians: We love the Federation!
[Secret alliance with the Dominion]
Cardassians: We hate the Federation!
[Dominion uses Cardies as canon fodder and wipes out big cities]
Cardassians: We love the Federation!
Pakleds.
(Is it racism if they deserve it?)
