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* BrokenAesop: The protagonists argue passionately that one of the Federation's key strengths is its great diversity, and how it welcomes a multitude of cultures as equal members. This philosophy is somewhat undermined when the author goes on to imply that the Federation was essentially an outgrowth of the United States of America – thereby implying that that one culture dominated and ultimately subsumed all of Earth's other cultures (not to mention those of other founding members of the Federation).
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* ValuesDissonance: Much of the character tension derives from this in-story. Robert April sees the nascent Federation as a beacon of peace, liberty, and sentient rights; as such, he wants the starship programme to be used as a symbol of exploration and discovery. George Kirk tends to see the Federation more as a mutual defense pact first and foremost, and thinks the starships need to acknowledged (and, if necessary, used) as weapons.
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* ValuesDissonance: Much of the character tension derives from this in-story. Robert April sees the nascent Federation as a beacon of peace, liberty, and sentient rights; as such, he wants the starship programme to be used as a symbol of exploration and discovery. George Kirk tends to see the Federation more as a mutual defense pact first and foremost, and thinks the starships need to be acknowledged (and, if necessary, used) as weapons.
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* BrokenAesop: The protagonists argue passionately that one of the Federation's key strengths is its great diversity, and how it welcomes a multitude of cultures as equal members. This philosophy is somewhat undermined when the author goes on to imply that the Federation was essentially an outgrowth of the United States of America – thereby implying that that one culture dominated and ultimately subsumed all of Earth's other cultures (not to mention those of other founding members of the Federation).
* CreatorProvincialism: At a couple of points, the story claims that the Federation Charter was derived from the US Constitution, and that the founding values of the Federation were directly based on those of the United States specifically. While this is not necessarily a bad concept, it can come across as this trope to non-US readers.
* NauseaFuel: The eventual fate of [[spoiler:Graff]].
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: We never really learn much about TheMole's motivations or backstory. All their actions are really just a plot device with no substantive context.
* ValuesDissonance: Much of the character tension derives from this in-story. Robert April sees the nascent Federation as a beacon of peace, liberty, and sentient rights; as such, he wants the starship programme to be used as a symbol of exploration and discovery. George Kirk tends to see the Federation more as a mutual defense pact first and foremost, and thinks the starships need to acknowledged (and, if necessary, used) as weapons.
** T'Cael subsequently horrifies both of them when he ruthlessly suggests that the best way to prevent war is to [[spoiler:invade Romulus and overthrow the govermnent]] – essentially, to kill thousands in order to save billions. This shocks both George and Robert into adjusting their own views towards the middle ground. T'Cael admits that his own cultural prejudices probably predisposed him to see this kind of solution as reasonable.
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* CreatorProvincialism: At a couple of points, the story claims that the Federation Charter was derived from the US Constitution, and that the founding values of the Federation were directly based on those of the United States specifically. While this is not necessarily a bad concept, it can come across as this trope to non-US readers.
* NauseaFuel: The eventual fate of [[spoiler:Graff]].
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: We never really learn much about TheMole's motivations or backstory. All their actions are really just a plot device with no substantive context.
* ValuesDissonance: Much of the character tension derives from this in-story. Robert April sees the nascent Federation as a beacon of peace, liberty, and sentient rights; as such, he wants the starship programme to be used as a symbol of exploration and discovery. George Kirk tends to see the Federation more as a mutual defense pact first and foremost, and thinks the starships need to acknowledged (and, if necessary, used) as weapons.
** T'Cael subsequently horrifies both of them when he ruthlessly suggests that the best way to prevent war is to [[spoiler:invade Romulus and overthrow the govermnent]] – essentially, to kill thousands in order to save billions. This shocks both George and Robert into adjusting their own views towards the middle ground. T'Cael admits that his own cultural prejudices probably predisposed him to see this kind of solution as reasonable.
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