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Originally Posted by Thanaeon
I consider it an interesting game I'd play or run, with or without the punk aspect. But the background was of the creation was interesting. I pointed out the heavy-handedness for people like Dan, for whom it would be a show-stopper. For me it was largely a neutral matter, though a few of the more conversationally toned "weren't they nasty?!" type comments drew a lopsided grin from me.
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Social commentary is very much part of the [blank]-punk genre. To have a game without it seems... off.
Heinlein's books would be much less than what they are without his social commentary, moving back in time to the right era, Wells' and Verne has much to say themselves about the cirumstances of their time, as did many other 'scientifiction' authors. Then, in a more modern turn look at the politics expressed in Scarlet Traces or The Difference Engine or even in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (books). It's integral to the ideas here.
I feel that conviction and ideology do have a place in creative works, including games, and even if you don't necessarily agree with the point of view expressed the expression shows that the writers care.
Different environment and reaction in the US of course to anything that even slightly whiffs of 'socialism' but cultural differences aside, historically it's not off kilter to put this content in, nor is it thematically inappropriate.