Oh im with you. One of the great things about DS9 was showing believable characters in difficult situations that forced them to make no-win choices, especially Sisko and Kira. And personally, as an anarchist, I was much more inclined to like the Maquis than I think many of the writers were.

Again, im not far enough into Voyager just yet to have a big-picture opinion just yet, but i definitely agree that they should’ve stressed the resource hunger and strain more. Its a common complaint from what ive seen.