In the 7th season episode Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges, what was Sloan's and Ross' agenda exactly? The way it presents itsself to me at the moment is that the installation of Koval as the Praetor's debuty over Cretak was the purpose of their plot.
If that was truely the case, then their attitude towards Cretak was one of extreme paranoia, especially in the case of Ross. He knew Cretak personnally. He had worked with her for months, probably seeing her several times a week, coordinating joint fleet operations.
His entire argument was that she could not be trusted because she was a patriot. This I find utterly short sighted. She struck me as someone with integrity and someone who had a genuine respect for the Federation. I also had the impression that she valued the alliance beyond its utilitarian benefit. Koval on the other hand was a truely shady character. How could they be so sure he would always be loyal to the Federation?
What all this shows us is that rather then giving us insight into why Cretak should be distrusted, Ross' line of reasoning gives us a disturbing insight into his own shady patriotism. He would brake his word and go against every of his principles if he believed it served the Federation. In fact he is so convinced this is the only way to show loyalty to the state that he is incapable of considering that Cretak might behave differently.
Now thats what I call dangerous and it puts him in the exact same league as Sloan. They are paranoid vigilantes bereft of a sense of right and wrong.
If that was truely the case, then their attitude towards Cretak was one of extreme paranoia, especially in the case of Ross. He knew Cretak personnally. He had worked with her for months, probably seeing her several times a week, coordinating joint fleet operations.
His entire argument was that she could not be trusted because she was a patriot. This I find utterly short sighted. She struck me as someone with integrity and someone who had a genuine respect for the Federation. I also had the impression that she valued the alliance beyond its utilitarian benefit. Koval on the other hand was a truely shady character. How could they be so sure he would always be loyal to the Federation?
What all this shows us is that rather then giving us insight into why Cretak should be distrusted, Ross' line of reasoning gives us a disturbing insight into his own shady patriotism. He would brake his word and go against every of his principles if he believed it served the Federation. In fact he is so convinced this is the only way to show loyalty to the state that he is incapable of considering that Cretak might behave differently.
Now thats what I call dangerous and it puts him in the exact same league as Sloan. They are paranoid vigilantes bereft of a sense of right and wrong.