Why even watch Voyager? It's the Cousin Oliver of the Trek franchise.
DS9 was able to undo a lot of the TNG preachy by being tongue in cheek, much like the original series.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."