Was Spock too Critical of Human History ?

[BillJ]

Didn't Spock refuse to donate his blood to save a dying man?
And wasn't he berated by everyone including his own mother despite it being a fairly risky operation to himself.

He was, but it wasn't his personal values preventing him from doing so. But his duty to the ship when Kirk was injured.

If it had just been going to sickbay to donate a couple pints, he would've done it without hesitation. The drug needed to amp up his blood production would've taken away his ability to do his duty to protect the ship and Federation delegates.

 

[UnknownSample]

Very simple, easy answer to the original question: NO. He was right every time. We should consider it a very rare and valuable thing about Star Trek that it was willing to criticize the human race to its face, in prime time! That's one of the best things science fiction does.

 

[Commishsleer]

Spock's history is as much human as Vulcan. When he's criticising human history he's also criticising his own history.
Perhaps Amanda Grayson's ancestor's were German and involved in the World War casualties.
I had Grandfathers who fought on either side in World War 2. Does that somehow make me responsible for the deaths there?

 

[Vger23]

If Spock doing it was considered irritating, I'd love to hear people's thought on how they felt about Picard doing it.

 

[johnnybear]

Maybe Spock was annoyed at the reasons behind the savagery? Obviously they were far different from his own race's reasons in their ancient barbaric state!
JB

 

[UnknownSample]

Maybe Spock was annoyed at the reasons behind the savagery? Obviously they were far different from his own race's reasons in their ancient barbaric state!
JB

There are no good reasons. Vulcan pulled itself out of that state. Earth has started to at this point (TOS).
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Spock was very diplomatic about it all. He really let us off easy. Our entertainment gives us a comforting picture of most people meaning well and being nice somewhere underneath, but history is full of cruelty on the part of even those we consider the "good guys", and the present too.

 

[Zulamay]

I think Spock had a natural, albeit logical reaction to human history. It is full of gory ruthless people serving themselves...on the surface. He got a first hand look at human greatness in Kirk...with flaws; but working for good.