TNG was already fully pozzed, we just didn't realize it yet.
The working proletariat (redshirts) became the commanders, and those who used to be in charge "gold shirts" became the workers and muscle.
Money became a thing of the past and became a "utopian" society, yet apparently some things still needed to be rationed.
Where an American used to control the bridge of the enterprise a European (with a british accent) took his place. Perhaps the bridge crew in TNG was meant to be a prediction of the EU.