Pretty sure that the results haven’t invariably been disastrous, but it does seem true to me that the results have been disastrous (or close to it) often enough for us to think very carefully about how (or whether) any such intervention should proceed.
Compared to what?
Was life all bright and shiny before civilization interjected itself into the existing barbarism?
I’ve generally considered the Prime Directive moral cowardice dressed up in self righteousness.
Was life all bright and shiny before civilization interjected itself into the existing barbarism?
In the Star Trek universe, frequently yes. Granted this is completely unrealistic sociology, but then again warp drive and the teleporters are completely unrealistic physics.
Compared to how things were before the intervention. And no, things usually weren’t “bright and shiny” before either, but it is possible for shitty situations to get even shittier.
Compared to what?
Was life all bright and shiny before civilization interjected itself into the existing barbarism?
I’ve generally considered the Prime Directive moral cowardice dressed up in self righteousness.
In the Star Trek universe, frequently yes. Granted this is completely unrealistic sociology, but then again warp drive and the teleporters are completely unrealistic physics.
Compared to how things were before the intervention. And no, things usually weren’t “bright and shiny” before either, but it is possible for shitty situations to get even shittier.