[quote=@FantasyChic]
It's not that I am not interested, because I am, I'm just not sure how I feel of taking real-world politics into this. I have a feeling lines will be crossed and talking politics usually never ends well.

That being said, I am still interested
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As [@Ruby] stated, the politics are a satire and backdrop for the game, but are also being used as an allegory for real-world events. Just as the X-Men can be considered politically-charged characters being used as mediums of discussion about prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination, so are the characters in the Wild Cards universe. We've simply placed them into the current day, and reflected certain feelings of the past year, but amplified.