Haha yeah, the episode is a very good one, and was based on the homeless camps that were rapidly expanding in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the 1990s. The end message of the episode was that the riots served as a catalyst for the US to improve, so not a fully revolutionary path, but at least one that highlights class struggle and the power of the lower-classes to riot and change things.
Haha yeah, the episode is a very good one, and was based on the homeless camps that were rapidly expanding in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the 1990s. The end message of the episode was that the riots served as a catalyst for the US to improve, so not a fully revolutionary path, but at least one that highlights class struggle and the power of the lower-classes to riot and change things.
Sisko had a pretty naive and benevolent view of the situation though. “They just forgot about these people” or something along those lines.