As powerful as this scene was, the next one has Rom asking his mom to get naked. Ferengis are the best!

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    DS9 dabbled into politics in ways the other series never did, to the point of a culture conflict, war, genocide, oppression, occupancy, etc.

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      DS9 certainly took it to a more intense point, but there’s not a single Star Trek series that wasn’t constantly swimming in politics, philosophy and ethics dilemmas. Anyone who thinks there isn’t real life politics in Star Trek isn’t paying attention.

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        Most of the other series were more philosophical. It wasn’t really about the long-lasting impacts of politics, rather more just thought problems that were wiped away at the end of the episode.

        I think that’s what OP meant when they said “…politics in ways the other series never did”.

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          Also, to put it more simply.

          When faced with Q, Picard tried to reason against an unreasonable foe using philosophy. (theory)

          When faced with Q, Sisko punched him. (praxis)

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      Star Trek has been very political since the original series.

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      And don’t forget Miles O’Brien, union man. Or Quark’s employees forming a union for that matter