I think you’re being unfair on Discovery in attacking its “identity politics” as being more intense than earlier Treks. I say this because Discovery intensifies EVERYTHING it does over earlier Star Treks. The visuals are more cinematic, the sets are much, much larger, the pace is faster, the costumes more detailed, the cheesiness is cheesier, the “science” is wilder, the tension is …. er… more tense. I think singling out Discovery’s heavy-handed wokeness as a sign they’re outting too much emphasis there ignores the fact that the entire show is more heavy-handed than previous Treks.
Well, if that's the thing that makes them not like watching it, it's worth pointing out specifically.
I know the reactor will explode in seconds causing a chain reaction that will echo back in time erasing the entire universe from existence, but I just have to stop for a minute or three to express my feelings and deliver a monologue about my motivations and info dump this hastily assembled backstory in case I need to nobly sacrifice myself for the greater good, while you just look on gormlessly nodding as the body count climbs. Everything might be turned up to 11, but the eye rollingly forced emotional bullshit managed to overshadow it all. I would have preferred the Seasame Street script writers to have written it.