civilization vs. savagery theme

The question of what can be called "civilized" and what, by contrast, is to be denounced as "savage" is discussed.

28 total · 7 choice · 14 major · 7 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tng1x01/02 choice Federation savage according to Q; Picard begs to differ
tng1x05 choice civilized Federation vs. savage Ferengi
tng3x09 choice refined Acamarians vs. barberous gatherers
tos1x19 choice Kirk assumed the Gorn were a savage race but they had reasons for attacking Cestus III
tos1x27 choice Organians saw Federation and Klingons as about equally barberous
tos2x25 choice Yangs vs. Kohms
tos3x02 choice Elasian savagery vs. Troyian civilization
ds94x08 major Humans were savages with nuclear weapons and cigarettes from the point of view of the Ferengi
movie: A Trip to Mars (1918) major Avanti Planetaros and his expedition party (and Earthling by extension) were seen as primitive and violent savages by the comparatively highly advanced Martian civilization they encountered on Mars.
movie: Dersu Uzala (1975) major the story compared the soldiers' way of life with that of Dersu the itinerant hunter