re: #80 Targetpractice

By contrast, if you want to see the greatest example of how the writers intended the Ferengi as a social commentary on unfettered capitalism, I present Exhibit A:

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One big argument against Ferengi being ST’s “Jews” is that a major part of actual hatred against Jews is the trope that they all are in it for each other as a group and do not “share” with anyone else.

According to the Ferengi’s Rules of Acquisition (their Bible of sorts) there are several passages that directly counter any sort of notion of collective benefit. For example ” Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity” and ” Treat people in your debt like family… exploit them.”