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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Shik: [QB] Although I am not a huge fan of the novels, <U>Prime Directive</U> is a VERY good read & I highly recommend it to all. Everyone's interpretation of the Prime Directive is going to be different based upon their own thoughts, ideals, & cultural influences. Mine is definitely shaped by my own philosophies of diversity & non-interference, & by the following paragraph: [i]As the right of each sentient species to live in accordance with its normal cultural evolution is considered sacred, no Starfleet personnel, Federation citizen and/or representative may interfere with the normal and healthy development of alien life and culture. Such interference includes introducing superior knowledge, strength, or technology to a world whose society is incapable of handling such advantages wisely. Starfleet personnel may not violate this Prime Directive, even to save their lives and/or their ship/installation, unless they are acting to right an earlier violation or an accidental contamination of said culture. This directive takes precedence over any and all other considerations, and carries with it the highest moral obligation.[/i] That's a pretty broad brush. I read it as saying not just pre-warp civilizations, but ANY non-Federation society. The Klingon civil war. The Klingon/Cardassian conflict. The Bajoran power struggle. All are incidences where Federation involvement was minimal, & more often than not requested. We've seen a civilization destroyed (or thought to be) because of it, a planet ask us never to return & we've heeded that. I believe that when a species reaches a certain point technologically, the missions to its area decrease sharply. It's easier to just warp into a system & hang out in orbit when it's a Renaissance-era world; when they have radar & interplanetary spaceflight, that makes things far more difficult. I would also venture to guess that the exclusionary zone then becomes wider; that plus an idea presented in the novel was the basis behind the ZTZ. I suppose, though, I also tend to take a far more cautious appraoch to General Order 1. In any event, thanks for the thoughts, & next time....well, might be me again, might be MM, might be both of us (& no one can help you THEN.) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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