From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: ryon@dslnorthwest.net   
   Subject: Re: Explanation to Graeme about A Piece of the Action   
      
   On Aug 18, 12:04apm, ToolPackinMama  wrote:   
   > On 8/18/2011 11:19 AM, Steven L. wrote:   
   >   
   > > As we saw in "A Private Little War," Kirk has a preference for   
   > > maintaining the status quo on a less advanced planet, rather than trying   
   > > to reshape it to his liking or the Federation's liking.   
   >   
   > That's generally correct, but remember that in POTA that planet's   
   > culture and advancement had already been messed with... as in the case   
   > with PLW.   
   >   
   > In those cases, Kirk didn't actually have the choice of maintaining the   
   > ~original~ status quo. aWhat he was trying to do was to keep a bad   
   > situation (tainted culture) from getting worse.   
   But it *was* the original status quo because the pre-contaminated   
   civilization was long gone and nobody even remembers what that world   
   was like before the Horizon came with the Book.   
   Ron   
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