That's possible and maybe we have to go with that to fit what we saw onscreen. But I'm not sure that mass casualties and chaos would produce more similarities. Seems like more chaos would create more diversification. But who knows.
When cultures are dying those facets become more simplified. Complexity depended greatly on the story being told. They were not always honor driven in TOS, and often duplicitous in their dealings, requiring a stronger force to tell them what to do.
I'm not sure that I buy that simplification process. Look at Native Americans. In face of the colonizers and their decimation, some helped them while others didn't. Some groups formed alliances and engaged in trade, seeing opportunities to gain goods or military advantages against rival tribes. Others resisted fiercely through warfare, attempting to defend their land, autonomy, and way of life. Still others tried to adapt by negotiating treaties or incorporating select European practices.
It reminded me of Errand of Mercy so it didn't bother me.I'm not sure that I buy that simplification process. Look at Native Americans. In face of the colonizers and their decimation, some helped them while others didn't. Some groups formed alliances and engaged in trade, seeing opportunities to gain goods or military advantages against rival tribes. Others resisted fiercely through warfare, attempting to defend their land, autonomy, and way of life. Still others tried to adapt by negotiating treaties or incorporating select European practices.
In TNG and DS9, the very meaning of Klingon honor changed from individual to individual and situation to situation. It wasn't a one size fits all as portrayed in this SFA episode.
I will agree that they needed a simple solution for the resolution, so they wrote one in. As I've said, it just made me roll my eyes.
Cheers!
Okay, that’ll be enough of that! Talk to other posters with a modicum of respect or it will be a warning.
BS The Klingons talk a lot about honor but really its face. The whole mock battle was to save face. This is a major component to their society EDIT removed
Well, no, that's objectively NOT what history records regarding the Roman Empire as it faded. Life in the Empire did transform in various ways but it wasn't simplified.
You forgot one offender which I request you add.
Simplified perhaps is a poor word. Lip service perhaps a better one.
Yes, I do get that and I've stated that in this thread several times.
I like Errand of Mercy except for its ending. But given that TOS had to return to the status quo at the end of every episode given the network requirements of the time, they didn't have a choice about using a reset button solution. (No, I know that this episode wasn't a reset given the situation but it was a similar simple solution.)
Well, I’m afraid this isn‘t fucking kindergarten where “He did it first!” might be an expected excuse. I let it slide that one time where you responded in kind to the initial taunt. But then you had to do it again, and probably would do it yet again if I hadn‘t said anything. I trust we don‘t have to debate point by point why it‘s not okay to repeatedly tell other posters they are “incapable of understanding” something. So please just accept what I told you and that other poster and continue posting without using such language.
What manipulation? There was no manipulation of any kind. It was a ceremonial battle and both sides understood this
I'm am saying such a unified response to this pandering makes them easily manipulatable in general.
No it doesn't nobody was in anyway manipulated
I always liked Errand of Mercy because they have to have an external power say they're being stupid. Kor just wanted to fight as a proof of his strength and Kirk is convinced they're just wrong.
Nope.
Well, I've spelled it out in an earlier post. I guess we saw it differently and we obviously don't have to agree.
