Thing is, Star Trek was a thing of its time. Most people didn’t see the UN for the evil it is, and it is true, the show is very liberal in many of its themes.
I watch a lot of movies. I am plumbing further and further into the past to watch movies, watching a lot from the 30’s, 40’s, 50s and 60’s now. I make it a point when watching it, to attempt to watch it from a cultural perspective of those times if I can, rather than watch it with today’s perspectives. It often isn’t easy to do, but I can occasionally succeed and it has helped me to enjoy a movie I otherwise might have turned off.
That is how I try to watch old Star Trek episodes when I encounter them. And even then, most of the time I get bored with it pretty quickly.
I must say-one of my favorite satire movies is “Galaxy Quest”! I find that movie hilarious, since it is so spot on!
I read someone’s article on how the Federation is actually a military dictatorship. Military courts trying people for genetic engineering (like Bashir’s parents), sentencing people to spacing in various movies just based on captain’s word, that Starfleet admirals (just a few together) could take over the WHOLE federation.