tbf, cardassins also had to live with knowing that they were also being spied on by a national defense agency, that could arrest them for even the smallest "sedition", even if it was just an anti-war protest and - oh wait.
If you want to get Canadians angry, mention in the Canadian politics subreddit that Canadian mining companies are among the worst human rights abusers in the world, and subsidized by the government.
You get both Cons and Libs angrily denying that Canada has ever done anything bad.
Lots of Canadians know that our country is really just three mining companies in a trench coat. But yes, capital-C Conservatives and capital-L Liberals (and for that matter most small-l liberals) will absolutely bury their heads in the sand to avoid that truth.
Damar is one of the Cardassians that I enjoyed seeing develop even though his screen time wasn't much.
It's a story that would resonate with a fair number of veterans.