From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: ryon@dslnorthwest.net   
   Subject: Re: Vulcan Racism Vs. IDIC?   
      
      
   Anim8rFSK wrote:   
   > In article   
   > ,   
   >  Ron  wrote:   
   >   
   > > > socialism implies that it OUGHT to be.  So, the principle was   
   > > > forgotten when discussing that topic.  That sounds a LOT like Star   
   > > > Trek's Prime Directive, and Vulcan philosophy, doesn't it?  I wonder   
   > > > if that's a coincidence.   
   > > >   
   > >   
   > > Isn't it ironic that the Prime Directive tended to bog down the   
   > > stories, but when Enterprise had the chance to get away from that   
   > > concept entirely, they brought it back anyway? Of course, the Vulcans   
   > > came up with it; figures... But Archer and company had no real reason   
   > > to follow along with the idea.   
   > >   
   > > Ron   
   >   
   > Archer the Executioner should have been shown to have inspired it, after   
   > his genocidal actions in "Dear Doctor".   
      
   It just occurred to me that this is another example of Vulcan   
   hypocrisy: they came up with the genesis of the Prime Directive, yet   
   interfered with Earth's technical development for years. So the only   
   good things to come out of Vulcan was the neck pinch and the Vulcan   
   harp/lyrette (Ka'athyra).  :-)   
      
   Ron   
      
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