I think that was one of the things I liked about DS9. TOS was a bit vague, and TNG went hard on how humanity had achieved perfect peace and equality, but DS9 admitted there were real problems under the surface and grappled with it.
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For sure. TNG at least started that whole maquis thing, but DS9 actually made it much messier, along with the Dominion/changling screenings, on Earth.
So while TNG brought in elements like the Cardasian War, all of these elements were away from Earth. DS9 made them on screen and even on Earth.