Star Wars (Pro) Vs Star Trek (Con)

Comparing Star Trek things to Star Wars: I'm not a big fan of the J.J.Abrams Star Trek movies (though they aren't bad movies themselves, they just aren't Star Trek to me) and admit that all of Star Wars trumps them completely. Roger Ebert summarises my feelings in this quote brilliantly - The Gene Roddenberry years, when stories might play with questions of science, ideals or philosophy, have been replaced by stories reduced to loud and colorful action. However when comparing the Star Wars and Star Trekverse, I prefer the Star Trek series/ original movies though I still really like/ respect Star Wars. I will now copy and paste some of my points from the original debate and add a little extra. Politics Star Trek goes much deeper into politics than Star Wars does (which I can understand might make Star Trek more boring for some people); with more developed sides, ideologies ext... For example; the Klingon (a warmongering race) have a very rocky relationship with most races, Cardassians think they are superior to many other races and would like to help (conquer) them, the peacekeeping Federation trying to keep the peace, Ferengi who always scheming for financial profit and how they all interact is fascinating as you never know what is going to happen next. Greys and Depth of Character As much as I like Star Wars; the characters of Star Trek are far more interesting to me due to their depth. Examples; Luke - a nice guy and well acted by Mark Hamill but doesn't seem to have much personality (feel free to disagree). Whereas Kirk is impulsive, reckless, stubborn and a womaniser, Picard can be cold, repressed, proud and a hypocrite. They seem much more compelling to me as they have more flaws. Another example is Palpatine, once again well acted (I love his voice) but what is his motivation? I've read on a wiki (feel free to correct me) that he grew up with a first for power but what created that source? His surroundings and family don't seem to push him to be this way but he just is which hints at him being born evil which is an idea I disagree with. Two villains I prefer are Khan (who grew up as a superhuman and lived in a time when tyranny ruled and thus became a tyrant himself) and Dukat (who grew up in a civilization that believed they were superior to every other race and are never wrong), their surroundings helped engineer them into villainy and also have a lot of positive traits. Though Darth Vader and Yoda are amazing characters and some of the best throughout cinematic history so no complaints with those characters just the ones surrounding them. Morality Questions Star Wars does deal with some moral questions (e.g. Jedi/ repressed peace or Sith/ passionate destruction) however Star Trek asks much deeper questions like is it right to lie/ manipulate people if it could save countless lives? Would that make you any better than your enemy? Society and history I prefer Star Trek's look into the past and present. Here is a scene where they strongly reference WWII and how the occupiers of France may have justified themselves (DS9 - my favorite series of Star Trek and one of my favorite scenes from the series). Here is a scene on racism (Original Series) A little on the nose perhaps but still well written, brilliantly acted and thought provoking. I look forward to your reply.