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[–] pitiable_sandwich540@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They’re not all that afraid of what’s out there.

That's why they are always sending armed soliders first?

Milprop is often like that: Oh no we're the diplomatic good guys forced to fight. Why are they making us do this? We could've been friends, if you just ~~allowed us to install our puppet~~ signed our trade agreement. Now we unfortunately have to raze your cities and salt your fields. I hope you're sorry :'(

[–] lath@piefed.social 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They're sending a robot with a camera first. Then it's two soldiers + two scientists.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

isn't daniel like, technically a civilian all the way through?

[–] lath@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago

No, citizenship doesn't apply to ascended beings.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, that argument can be applied against Star Trek too, they always send an armed warship to make first contact.

[–] pitiable_sandwich540@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They don't go in with guns/phasers ready, heck most of the times they don't even raise shields beforehand.

And they have a whole protocol and rules for this:

Before engaging alien species in battle, any and all attempts to make first contact and achieve non-military resolution must be made

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Which is the same thing SG-1 did, make peaceful contact with weapons for defense.

Even with shields down a federation starship is still a very capable warship.