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How many of you folks are star trek fans?
What's your thoughts on the prime directive?
What's your thoughts on the federations alliance with klingons.
Why (besides the fact is fictional media) is that different from this?
Edit: guess y'all don't like star trek.
Prime Directive only applies for first contact. For Earth today it means leaving uncontacted tribes alone.
The Federation alliance with the Klingon empire is against strong external enemies of both like the Romulans. Like the alliance during WW2 with the Soviet Union, it won’t last long. The Klingon empire can change direction radically under a new emperor and is prone to civil wars.
Prime directive does not just apply to first contact. The easiest example would be the entire show DS9 but also just the first episode where Picard is giving orders to sisko.
PICARD: <........ >I've come to know the Bajorans. I'm a strong proponents for their entry into the Federation.
SISKO: Is it going to happen?
PICARD: Not easily. The ruling parties are at each others throats. Factions that were united against the Cardassians have resumed old conflicts.
SISKO: Sounds like they're not ready.
PICARD: Your job is to do everything short of violating the Prime Directive to make sure that they are. <.......>
Here we can clearly see the prime directive being referenced in regards to a space age civilization that already has contact and awareness of the galaxy at large and who funnily enough consists of a bunch of religious terrorists. Honestly bajor was a better example but the Klingons are more disagreeable from a moral standpoint. What with their racism and misogyny