Behind the ‘opportunistic’ Olympic defection that left US stunned
www.foxsports.com.au

@thethirdgracchi is a prophet.

... The best part? She’s an American born Chinese girl from San Francisco who decided to compete for China rather than the US in the Olympics. I’m telling you she’s going to make so many people’s minds explode. Strap in.

https://hexbear.net/post/170601/comment/2108689

Check out fox new fucking losing it.

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  • anaesidemus [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Sisko is staying true to the Prime Directive, not to enforce Federation culture, laws or moral standards on other civilizations. So it's a feature of the Federation, not a character flaw. The new Star Treks apparently shit on the whole concept, with Star Fleet captains playing galactic peacekeepers, freeing prisoners convicted in a court of law and whatnot.

    • steve5487 [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      the prime directive was literally introduced in a throwaway line in one episode of the original series to handwave why they can't do something and is very dumb

      • anaesidemus [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        for the record I pretty much only watched DS9 and Voyager but the prime directive was expanded upon in TNG. So one throwaway line turned into an often used plot device. They sometimes break it but at least they feel bad about it, except Janeway, she just did what she felt was needed to get her crew home.