“Never give up, never surrender!” - Worf
One Prime Directive violation I think we'd all be happy with
Submitted 11 months ago by Stamets@startrek.website to risa@startrek.website
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Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 months ago
Stamets@startrek.website 11 months ago
You’re… Not wrong. I hate that. Take it back right this instant.
grue@lemmy.world 11 months ago
He’s entirely wrong. The dudes from Galaxy Quest figured out the science and built all that shit from scratch based on nothing but a video description. If anything, they’re hypercompetent anti-Pakleds!
aeronmelon@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Oh no, here I go watching Galaxy Quest again…
Stamets@startrek.website 11 months ago
I apologize for nothing. Best movie around.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 11 months ago
By Grabthar’s Hammer.
VindictiveJudge@startrek.website 11 months ago
What a crossover.
GreenMario@lemm.ee 11 months ago
ummthatguy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
grue@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Username checks out.
ooterness@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If they’ve got FTL, it’s not violating the Prime Directive.
Stamets@startrek.website 11 months ago
The Prime Directive doesn’t actually stop there. It applies even if they do have FTL. The reason this doesn’t violate the Prime Directive isn’t because they have FTL but because they directly asked for help.
Technus@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Aiding an independent state at war with another independent state would probably require going through the Federation Council, unless the President can provide military aid through discretionary spending.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie but I vaguely remember something about the Thermians on-board the shop being the last of their kind, and Wikipedia only describes Sarris as a “warlord” which means both factions may be non-state actors, which could either complicate or simplify things depending on Federation law.
It seems like Starfleet captains have broad discretion in choosing to render humanitarian aid to warp-capable peoples, though.