The reason for why the Prime Directive exists is essentially Trek's version of 9/11. "We were doing it one way, but then something bad happened, so we're gonna tie our hands up good and look sad when something happens."
On the one hand, it makes a great morality play. On the other hand, it also makes Starfleet look like doofuses.
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Date: 2010-05-07 07:29 am (UTC)On the one hand, it makes a great morality play. On the other hand, it also makes Starfleet look like doofuses.