Not that Kirk hasn't disobeyed the Prime Directive before, but these orders came from Starfleet.
They believed the Organians to be a simple pre-warp civilization, so I don't see how they could justify offering them all kinds of technological advances and pulling them into the war. The Prime Directive is supposed to come before everything else, even strategic locations.
And I must say, in light of the events of the first season of DSC, this episode reads very different. Kor's boasts about the imminent fall of the Federation carry a LOT more weight when you think about that the Klingons wiped the floor with the Federation only ten years prior. Being able to put an image to these "disputed territories" (the areas taken by the Klingons during DSC) was a great thrill. The Klingons now actually feel scary instead of just being vague mustache-twirling evildoers.
I just watched errand of mercy, and I was wondering if that clashed with the prime directive or not? Although in the end the organians turned out to be highly advanced, wouldn't it have been against the prime directive to have interfered with the planet with the initial assumption it was backward? Or is it overridden because of the threat from the Klingons?
So, in case you haven't seen it, I'll give away spoilers, but it's TOS, so you should have seen it. Well, the only thing about this episode that makes any sense whatsoever is if you start out with the plot twist at the end and go backwards. The Federation and the Klingon Empire could be at war and this planet Organia is a neutral, technologically primitive world that has strategic value as a base for operations at the Federation-Klingon border and could therefore be a target for an invasion by either side.
The Enterprise is ordered to find a peaceful solution to establish a diplomatic agreement to secure that strategic position for the Federation instead of the Klingons.
Of course, the plot twist is that the Organians aren't actually technologically primitive, but instead they are super-advanced to a point where their power exceeds both the Federation's and the Klingons'. So, the seemingly helpless people, who are thought to be innocent victims of the conflicts between greater powers, are actually more powerful than those powers are. Kirk even makes comparisons to Earth war history, Belgium and Armenia.
But if you take away that big plot twist at the end, the entire premise of the whole episode completely falls apart.
Kirk and Spock begin the story by beaming down to a village. They analysed the planet and expected it to be a medieval-type civilization. When they arrive, they make a point of mentioning that none of the local village folk bystanders is impressed by seeing two people beam down.
So, what is that? No prime directive?? Clearly, they expected the world to be pre-industrial, so they should not even introduce themselves as representatives of the Federation. They approach the first person they see and ask him what the local authorities are, and it just so happens to be an elder from the council of elders, and he tells them that they have no authority and only this council of elders deals with things like that.
But if Starfleet intel thought this was a pre-industrial world, how would they even expect a whole planet to have a unified authority. Wouldn't most planetary histories tell stories of how a world government was only established once the world was united, by the means of globalization, dependant on modes of transportation, communication, etc?
And even if this planet actually had some sort of authority, how would anybody in this pre-industrial society even enforce a planet-wide government without all those necessary technologies? What
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Made a post of this in the sub-reddit psychonaut, looking for opinions of this episode from people whom have had far out psychedelic experiences. It's probably my favourite episode from TOS & would like to get a good conversation started about it. Of course I will likely get a better response in here about the episode but not necessarily from psychedelic users, but Star Trek fans are generally very open minded anyways. What do you Star Trek fans think of this episode? (would specifically like feedback on the Organians as pure thought/energy forms, although any feedback on the episode is very much welcome!)
I'm getting serious Jaws vibes here
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It turned out to be koala dung left when they hang in the trees at night. When I requested a tea sieve the waiter replied, "The Koala teas of Mercy are never strained".
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Hello all, first time poster here.
Many of my very well-educated friends (PhD level) are very vocal followers of the Libertarian system. As a Democratic Socialist, I've found that we share much of the same moral and ideological grounds and want many of the same things, but the divisive factor is that we feel they should be achieved in completely different ways.
In a nutshell, I feel that the systems that we all want to see (universal healthcare, basic income, disability insurance, worker-focused protections) will only be achievable if forced upon the populace by the government, because - as individuals - the majority are too selfish and would not willingly provide for those that cannot provide for themselves. To the contrary, my friends believe that these economic gaps would be filled by private industry, provided the market had time to grow and the need for such services existed, thus following the most basic tenant of the Libertarian system.
At a basic level, it is my belief that - by definition - Libertarianism would, in time, lead to a morally corrupt, capitalist system not too different from the class-based societies of the past in which the proletariat was suppressed by those with the majority of the wealth. To a lesser degree, this can be seen in any capitalist society, including our own.
As a result of this, the only logical way that one could believe that Libertarian policies would be successful is if every single citizen had an individual desire to contribute to society in a way that was intrinsically motivated, as technically - the moment extrinsic factors are introduced - they are being coerced and fundamental tenants of the system are broken.
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Some background, we live in the US, I was ten on 9/11, so I only have vague memories. Noting this because it’s not out of the realm of possibility that I’d ask him about it.
However.
My wife and I are huge fans of the TV show 9-1-1, which is about first responders. The title of the show is formatted with dashes between the numbers, quite specifically. I’m a writer, especially of fanfic, and today I wrote a silly story about two of the characters based of the season three finale. I like sharing my writing with my family, like my dad, but I was pretty sure he didn’t watch the show, and it didn’t make much sense without the background, so I wanted to check with him if he watched it. I sent an innocent text asking if he did, and he replied with what I felt was a confusing answer, saying it was a long story and he was busy but he’d talk to me later. I told him it was just a yes or no answer but sure.
Several minutes pass, and I get a super long text from him. At this point I was getting more and more confused, because it’s just a show, either he’s seen it or he hasn’t. His text starts with him saying he was on the phone with his best friend, and as I read more I finally understand:
My dad thought I was asking if he’d watched 9/11.
He told me the whole story of how yes, he did watch it, the world ended, and it was terrifying. In text. While he was out doing stuff. Because he thought I needed to know right now and wouldn’t take no for an answer.
I apologized so many times but I still feel horrible. He doesn’t watch the show and thus didn’t know about the specific formatting of the title and thus it didn’t occur to him that I’d mean anything other than 9/11 because that’s what those numbers mean. I feel so guilty, both for making him do that, and for making him think I was disrespecting his wishes of not wanting to talk about something so difficult while he was busy. He says he’s not mad but that couldn’t have been a fun experience for him, and I feel terrible.
Tldr; accidentally guilt tripped my dad into telling me the story of how he watched 9/11 unfold live on TV while trying to ask if he watched a completely unrelated TV show.
Surely there would have been more qualified candidates with more combat history.
I have a 6 week old that I've been wearing in a lilliebaby 360.
As it started to get chillier, I was putting a jacket on over us both. Now that it's full scale winter, how do I manage wearing him under my coat while running errands (which means getting in and out of the car)? I feel like me standing in a parking lot without a coat while I get us situated is not the easiest way. I also have a Honda Element (back doors are suicide doors) so it isn't even easy for me to sit in the back seat with him and get ready. What do I need to know?
With a number of people around the village that Kozue needs to speak to, and a few small things to check in on in different places, Kozue strikes out for a day full of errands. Exiting the administration building she takes a deep breath of the fresh air and enjoys the touch of crisp chill she can feel as summer begins to give way to fall. She then sets off for the north side of the village, choosing to begin there. Along the way she keeps an eye out for friends and acquaintances to speak with since her errands are not urgent or on a strict time schedule. Smelling the delicious aroma of brewing tea, she stops at a small stall to purchase a cup to drink while she walks through Konoha.
Maybe this is true for any job. I see a lot of memes about people wanting to do nothing on their days off. It’s not so much about just wanting to do nothing. I just can’t be motivated to drive. Like, I would happily jump into someone’s passenger seat and carpool on my days off. It’s just, you know? We drive soo much at our jobs as it is. Lol!
