Star Trek: The quintessential American science fiction franchise! It was also THE pole bearer for human exceptionalism. What was, at first, a silly, goofy, far-flung exploration of the galaxy became a profound look inwards at what it means to be human. Like most television, Star Trek often missed the mark, whether through bumbling characters, a failing plot, a bungling setting, or an arresting performance, but its objective always remained the same: present a united, mature Mankind (able to overcome its own shortcomings) as finally able to survey the far reaches of space. In doing so, these explorers discovered themselves and what it means to be human.
Enter Woke Hollywood and the Kurtzman Era of Star Trek: helmed by a man who doesn’t care for the franchise (Alex Kurtzman), we’ve seen a beloved American cultural touchstone become a loudspeaker for a partisan agenda. What’s worse is that this fact is difficult to catch! While it’s true that Star Trek has always had a political dimension, that exploration remained part of a complex storytelling that was thoughtful, impartial, mature, and deeply science fiction. Those varied aspects have now faded away, leaving only a daytime soap for women in Kurtzman’s final production, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!
Kurtzman began his tenure by subverting the Trek universe: in Star Trek: Discovery, he destroyed warp drive, killing off all the Federation’s captains and utterly neutralizing the premise of Trek! He did this so he could shove a minority female protagonist into the franchise as a lead, IN ORDER to spotlight current-day feminism, activism & partisan politics. Suddenly, there was no Sci-Fi exploration. The agenda became one of vengeance against Masculinity, the White race, and Western culture. This kind of dismantling of a franchise from within is called counterculture. The appropriation of art and entertainment to sell politics is a Marxist tactic called Socialist realism.
Please skip ahead in the above “Star Trek Universe Virtual Panel” video to 4 minutes and 48 seconds in, where Alex Kurtzman makes it CRYSTAL clear that his intention ISN’T to honor Star Trek’s legacy BUT to INSTEAD highlight left-wing activist political causes.
In doing so, Kurtzman was able to proceed under the premise that this is “real” Star Trek! Proponents will often cite Trek’s progressive nature, and its fight to present a united Mankind that can look past its differences AND BEGIN to explore existence instead of squabble over skin color, gender, race, or culture…
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Except that Kurtzman’s agenda is hollow: it doesn’t represent the real people Woke activism claims to support. It’s a corporate public relations stunt! Hollywood had a real, existential crisis during the #MeToo movement, one which threatened to dismantle the entire industry if it didn’t comply with Feminist wishes. The result has been a decade of pandering to partisan causes, no matter the issue or its sincerity.
That’s what Kurtzman was hired to do: NOT represent mankind, NOT present science fiction, and NOT honor the franchise or its fandom. He was hired to sell you a partisan political agenda which would leave the studio in the good graces of the empowered activists!
Woke rhetoric & design in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Paramount / CBS, 2026)
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(Click the link to see how Woke deceives, subtly presenting partisan politics in every moment of a production!)
Kurtzman Trek continues under the premise that there ARE differences between us. The casting & hiring practices reflect that: DEI, also known as Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, forces studios to choose actors, directors, cast & crew based on race & gender. THAT’S PREJUDICE galivanting around as Justice! People should never be judged by the color of their skin or sexuality, and yet, here, under the premise of Equity, many of my colleagues are immediately sidelined.
The premise of DEI has always been prejudiced. It’s immoral because White and Male people are mostly innocent. They don’t deserve to be judged based on the color of their skin or their gender. Woke isn’t progressive; it’s vengeful.
Roddenberry’s vision argues those differences shouldn’t exist; mankind is beyond them, and the themes & subjects addressed in his series are universal. Not selfish or vindictive, they’re Egalitarian.
Where there once was depth of meaning and moving drama, a nonsensical immaturity has taken center stage. THAT is why the fandom is pissed!
Returning to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Kurtzman has devolved Star Trek to the point of making it a Feminist fancy! The niche demographic is now the CW Legends of Tomorrow crowd, but even that show was full of heart and intrigue, compared to Strange New Worlds’ bland reproduction and pretense. There is no science fiction, no exploration, and the theme at hand is contemporary Woke prejudice. The plot has no direction, the characters are unrecognizable, and the subject matter is almost always activist in nature.
So! In a final attempt to explain definitely and clearly, I present to you:
🎬The definition of a Movie.
Film is arguably the most moving of all the media. A movie is a highly immersive and carefully crafted audiovisual experience designed to create catharsis through empathy & emotional stimulation. Film is a lot like its predecessor, theatre, which the ancient Greeks used to heal the psychological wounds of soldiers returning from war. As a tool of Art, movies can be used to great ends, such as enlightenment, relief & inspiration for their audience! Sadly, its effectiveness also makes it the target of unscrupulous minds for nefarious ends.
📜What is Propaganda?
Motion pictures have always had a precarious relationship with politics. Vladimir Lenin famously called it the salvation of the Communist Party! That’s because the Marxist vision of a totalitarian government was best disseminated through an emotional experience. This application of media to political persuasion of the masses became known as propaganda. Movies quickly became an excellent way to seduce the hearts & minds of viewers, and a great example is the 1940 political satire The Great Dictator, in which Charlie Chaplin broke the fourth wall in order to deliver politics straight to the audience.
🚫Why say no to Propaganda in Movies?
Political advertising has its time & place as a commercial break, part of a campaign, or during an election. It most notably doesn’t belong in art & entertainment, especially when an unsuspecting consumer, like you, pays for it. You’ve had a long day at work, and now you want to relax! Coming home has you facing a new list of obligations! So, going to the movies shouldn’t be a sermon on civics; much less a criticism of you, the viewer, or worse, a means to indoctrinate children.
📢Why is Hollywood pushing politics?
From its inception, Hollywood has been about pride, vanity, and arrogance. Motion pictures glorify the onscreen persona. As a result, the power to captivate & seduce the public brings massive fame & fortune. As the Film Elite rose to power, they slowly divorced themselves from reality. Industry professionals quickly realized it was vital to kiss the boots of pompous & conceited Hollywood millionaires in order to stay employed! Since then, we’ve allowed an extremely self-absorbed minority to fester in the fantasy of an ideological paradise! A utopian bubble which demands submission to fads & trends as well as acceptance of elitist status quo, regardless of how outlandish it may get.
In our current age of social media, news travels fast; faster, even, than government or business can restrain it! In its great wealth, decadence & immorality, Hollywood quickly found its excesses being outed to the public. The #MeToo movement popularized digital activism! So, instead of trying to pointlessly oppose their demise, corporate America chose to jump on the bandwagon in order to survive (otherwise, activists might turn their eyes on their businesses).
This is why you see companies, from every market, bow to identity politics: everyone from Target pushing transgender clothes for kids, to Bud Light advertising a transgender woman, to Cracker Barrel removing a White man from its logo. Hollywood inserts propaganda into almost every film production because it must feign interest in the status quo. Everyone, from producers to directors to actors, must pretend they agree with the activists! To oppose the agenda is to lose standing with the in-crowd, get passed up for a hire, or worse, lose your chance at fame & fortune.
👁🗨The definition of Woke.
In its current state, the definition of Woke is: “The weaponization of citizen outrage FOR the destruction of the Western world THRU the advancement of activism, insurrection, and counterculture.” Political warfare is never limited to a physical battlefield. In an effort to undermine Democratic America, Marxist scholars devised a plan to mislead the vulnerable minds of our country’s next generation through academia. They succeeded. Decades of Ivy League students have been brainwashed into despising Capitalism for its many failures; most notably its “subjugation” of women & black people as well as other minorities. Those affluent sons & daughters of America eventually came to power.
Woke activism searches for social dissent and appropriates it. It began as a fight for Black American culture, then added contemporary feminism, procured climate politics, and now encompasses gender rights as well as the Palestinian cause.
📋What are some effects of Woke?
Woke America has claimed many victories: Under the excuse of past racism, the California Reparations Task Force has been assembled to reimburse African Americans for historic transgressions. The death of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians at the hands of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israeli regime has led to the rise of a Muslim mayor of New York City in Zohran Mamdani. Support for transgender ideals has led to the mature minor doctrine being passed in the state of Washington.
Despite the contradictory nature of many of its causes, Woke is able to exploit citizen sentiment to the detriment of public order, success & safety. The activist nature of Woke undermines American Democracy by supporting riots, delinquency, insurgency & a generalized prejudice against an innocent majority of America along racial & sexual lines (hatred for White people & masculinity).
💣Why does Woke work?
There are many reasons for Woke’s success, but the foremost are:
The corruption of Western institutions
The rise of Feminist activism
Whether it’s golden parachutes, unnecessary price hikes, low wages, or corporate shenanigans, large businesses try to get away with greed! Couple this with immoral governments that profit from their tenure while ignoring voter interests & harming free markets, and you get a recipe for civilian discontent. People who can’t afford an occasional luxury, much less rent, will soon be disgruntled. This is now the case for many across our nation.
The age of communication has led to heightened politics. It’s a lot easier to denounce corruption & abuse now, leading to a revolution in female discourse. Women are more sensitive to emotion, and Nature has trained them to attend to the vulnerable. That’s because raising & nurturing children has historically been a woman’s obligation! This is why you see activism flourishing. Sadly, the greedy & deceptive are now trying to bank on this feminine aspect by feigning victimhood or pretending to champion it. This is why Woke claims to fight sexism & racism when what it’s actually doing is dismantling society: there are snakes that pass for victims, and they’re weaponizing outrage.
🔎What is Woke Lite?
If we lived under a regime, support for Marxist propaganda would be mandatory, but we don’t. In the managed market we live in, people can choose not to purchase a poor product. The film industry is now facing the consequences of neutering creativity in lieu of social programming. People notice the agenda, either consciously or not, and reject it. Hollywood’s response is to make the message barely perceivable; that way they can virtue signal to the in-crowd while receiving the praise of the ignorant masses! Unless you’re steeped in film & streaming, you usually won’t *overtly* notice the subtle repeating themes and antipathy you’re getting.
Remember that in the film industry, we pride ourselves in detail: each frame is meticulously prepared. Each line of text and each recorded scene are carefully crafted to represent specific tenets of the Neo-Marxist Woke faith. You will notice this in brief statements or references that aren’t obvious. Hollywood can’t afford to blatantly spell the point out any longer. It’s time for subconscious seeding of unaware minds.
One final point before the breakdown of the film:
✊🏼If I want to, how can I oppose Woke?
You can do three things to curtail this era of virtue signaling, self-serving “civic duty” and psycho-emotional manipulation:
Speak your truth. Nothing stops Totalitarianism faster than a brave person willing to state the facts.
Close your wallet! Don’t purchase Woke products. Don’t support the movement.
Offer society solutions that aren’t contaminated by agendas.
Thank you.
Good content, but needs fewer exclamation points.
Where I'll agree with you: new Star Trek is mostly bad. There are exceptions here and there... but, yeah, mostly really bad.
Where I'll disagree with you: it's not because it's 'woke'. It's because it's dull. It's because of really bad storytelling.
So... I'm going to go ahead and say that I'm pretty hardcore left-wing, and woke as balls. I don't care if a Black woman is the lead in Discovery. Great; why not? If there's a gay Klingon in Starfleet Academy -- great; the more the merrier.
... and I think that new Star Trek mostly sucks. It's full of characters I don't really give a crap about; it's full of dull stories that I can't remember from one episode to the next. And the puppet episode of SNW was the straw that broke the targ's back.
(Also, at the point you mentioned in the Star Trek Universe Virtual Panel, Kurtzman is specifically talking about using the hashtag #StarTrekUnited on the company's social media to promote those left-leaning causes -- he isn't talking about using the Star Trek franchise as a whole as a vehicle for that.)