Subj : The Federation
To   : All
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Sun Nov 22 2020 07:08:20

Hello, All.

I was reading some things on Quora.com earlier. One question struck me as very oddly worded.

I'm assuming that it has to do with the series Picard.

"Did Admiral Picard come to understand that the Federation in the end turned out to be a Utopia that expelled him?"

As far as I recall, and without giving away spoilers, Picard wasn't expelled by the Federation, or by Starfleet for that matter. He resigned his commission or retired. From Starfleet, which is not the Federation, but a part of the Federation.

I see two answers posted, both say that the question isn't what happened. But neither really address the fact that there is a difference between the Federation and Starfleet.

Is it just me, or is it really that common a thought that they are one and the same?
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