In other words, they're acting like real people rather than the touchy-feely type as portrayed in TOS, correct? That's one reason why DS9 strikes a chord with certain fans, because it's how people actually are and would be.
You don't even know what the fuck you're ranting about. The characters on
Star Trek were
hardly touchy-feely types. You're thinking of TNG and
Voyager. The characters on
Star Trek were red blooded, passionate,
opinionated people. In short they were perfect analogues for the men who were running the show who grew up during the
Great Depression and came of age during WWII. In short
not touchy-feely types but intelligent, responsible, red blooded, passionate
adults with shitloads of life-experience and
maturity. Sure as hell not the spoiled pampered Baby Boomers and Gen Xers who drove Trek right into the ground with their silly touchy-feely philosophies.
I
anything the Starfleeters being
dismissive towards a mere
townie is no different than their attitudes towards colonists, miners and beurocratic types.
Star Trek era Starfleet types were tough bastards.
And rude!