Here Are The Top 5 Reasons Star Trek is Libertarian

4. The UFP does not destroy sentient beings unless attacked

And sometimes even when being attacked! In the TNG episode Silicon Avatar, a dangerous space snowflake is cruising through the galaxy, swinging by planets and destroying everything in its path. Picard is convinced that the Crystalline Entity is sentient. While attempting to communicate with it, the crew observes that the graviton pulse is harming the being. Picard orders Dr. Marr (who wishes to destroy the entity) to return to an intermittent pulse, but she has locked out the controls and the entity bursts into shards. Really, she was right, but it shows how dedicated to the NAP Picard really is!