On one hand, the Duras Sisters disprove your point. Then again, “You have manipulated the circumstances with the skill of a Romulan.” Yeeeeaaaahhh… Point taken.
That was said not as a racial jab, but as a not so subtle statement that Picard and the Federation knew the sisters Duras were working for the romulans. It also carries the underlying significance that the Federation knew about Khitomer and their families betrayal.
It’s a warning shot to let them know their subterfuge had been uncovered, and the Federation has them by the short hairs in several directions. Its intended to put them on the backfoot in the ensuing fight.
On one hand, the Duras Sisters disprove your point. Then again, “You have manipulated the circumstances with the skill of a Romulan.” Yeeeeaaaahhh… Point taken.
That was said not as a racial jab, but as a not so subtle statement that Picard and the Federation knew the sisters Duras were working for the romulans. It also carries the underlying significance that the Federation knew about Khitomer and their families betrayal.
It’s a warning shot to let them know their subterfuge had been uncovered, and the Federation has them by the short hairs in several directions. Its intended to put them on the backfoot in the ensuing fight.