In many cases, those civilizations were knocked back to “savage level” by dehumanizing levels of exploitation, colonization, and sheer deliberate destruction by Europeans in the first place.
This doesn’t excuse the behavior of post-colonialist Third World countries, except in the sense that one who creates a power vacuum may bear some responsibility for whoever fills it.
Maybe I was unclear. It seems that you and I agree that the Prime Directive would be a good default deontological rule when dealing with less advanced societies.
In many cases, those civilizations were knocked back to “savage level” by dehumanizing levels of exploitation, colonization, and sheer deliberate destruction by Europeans in the first place.
This doesn’t excuse the behavior of post-colonialist Third World countries, except in the sense that one who creates a power vacuum may bear some responsibility for whoever fills it.
Maybe I was unclear. It seems that you and I agree that the Prime Directive would be a good default deontological rule when dealing with less advanced societies.