I always felt it did so on a higher level than Current YearTM insert politics
It's definitely less ham-fisted than most of Current Year masturbatory writing (minus the pro-human episode, that was just naked propaganda), but I have zero tolerance for any of it at this point.
The pro human propaganda gets a bit more subtle in subsequent seasons, but unfortunately is still present, as it becomes part of the earth government story. Still, the details that are revealed about the Earth Minbari war which occured a few years before season 1, shows that the "racist" humans had a damn good reason to think the way they did, even if the show tries hard to demonize them.
Even though JMS did a great job writing and planning out the show, it could've been even better if he spent more time on the nuance of the opposing sides, leaving more to the audience to decide for themselves, which is what some of the best Star Trek episodes did.
It's definitely less ham-fisted than most of Current Year masturbatory writing (minus the pro-human episode, that was just naked propaganda), but I have zero tolerance for any of it at this point.
The pro human propaganda gets a bit more subtle in subsequent seasons, but unfortunately is still present, as it becomes part of the earth government story. Still, the details that are revealed about the Earth Minbari war which occured a few years before season 1, shows that the "racist" humans had a damn good reason to think the way they did, even if the show tries hard to demonize them.
Even though JMS did a great job writing and planning out the show, it could've been even better if he spent more time on the nuance of the opposing sides, leaving more to the audience to decide for themselves, which is what some of the best Star Trek episodes did.