Compromised said:
Ummm, not very bright are you? The "Federation" is in San Fransisco, the crew speaks English and the ships are based on US warships because the show is written, produced, paid for, and sold to an American Audience...
As for the military issue, you are very dense, and clearly have no concept of the English language. The question is why does the Federation not choose to destroy the Ferengi. The answer is that the Federation does not belive that a military solution is a good solution. It has nothing to do with the Ferengi military abilities.
Of course the show is written and marketed for US audience, that is why the implication that the alien race of the Ferengi would represent the US doesn't make much sense, when the main characters would be representative of the audience. Also, of course Start Trek is based on the "ideal" version of the future, which is why it is so popular. It was one of the rare optimistic views of technology helping mankind acheive greatness and peace.
I was responding to the other post specifically. As to the original question, the Ferengi have an established "territory" in space and the Federation would not destroy another race like that, no matter how annoying they were. Same situation with the Klingons when the Feds reached out to them for peace. Geez, Picard wouldnt even hurt those Wesley nanobots when they tried to take over the Enterprise.
now...as for the question about why are there still bald men in the 24th century, i'd say with holodeck technology available and the ability to create your own beautiful women, who cares what you look like!!!
