The Star Trek Syndrome

[Skyblade]

First have you actually watched much of SG-1 they are always interferring with other people's business and are always handing out supplies (medical and military) and getting involved in other planets wars.

Maybe you should look at this website. It is about the impact on first world nations on third world countries which shows why interfernce of more advanced cultures in less advanced should be limited.

I was referring to the stance of the Ancients in SG-1 (and that of almost all the "advanced" cultures they meet, for that matter), actually.

That's a very interesting essay. It seems to support my point. The only arguments against interfering with Third World countries either have no evidence backing them up, such as this one:

According to Mehmet, the development theories proffered by Western economists have created “the slums and urban poverty that are now the dismal realities of many Third World cities.”

Or are arguing that some traditional institutes, organizations, and customs would be destroyed, which is a topic I already discussed.

Oh, one other large supporter of that idea that I forgot to mention: Harry Potter. The wizards there also have the non-intervention position.