Star Trek always gave me a sense of longing, of wanting to live in their universe.
Star Wars...well, look at the title. The Galaxy Far Far Away is a dangerous place. Wars, political coups taking place, invasions, the collapse of a republic, rebellion, threat of planetary annihilation being what keeps the Empire together...despite their advanced technology and thousand year existence, they were no more immune to the things that bring down governments than we are.
Star Trek is utopia, the dream to be something better than we are. Star Wars is the story of every government that ever existed. They are us.