Amazing how we all forget so soon...
LCS satires both the Conservatives and the Liberals. As the game is seen from the Elite Liberal Standpoint, the satire of the Conservatives is blantant, whereas the satire of the Liberals is more subtle.
Obviously, if the game were to be reversed, with the player acting as the CCS, the satire would also be reversed. The Commie-Liberal laws would be scary, with the Pure Conservative laws being funny.
Example:
Abortion Issue in CCS:
Commie-Liberal: Killing of the Unborn is mandated for anyone who already has a child.
Liberal: Abortion is the most common form of birth control
Moderate: Abortion is legal in some cases.
Conservative: Abortion is only legal in the case of rape or deficient mental capability, and only if requested by the mother.
Pure Conservative: Abortion requires a two-thirds vote of Congress and Presidential Authorization
Now, some might question my Commie-Liberal and Liberal satire. I respond: China and Russia.
In China, it's illegal to have more than one child (although they don't mandate abortion, to the best of my knowledge, instead either taking away the second child for adoption or allowing the parents to pay a fine [bribe/fee] in order to keep the child)
In Russia, Abortion is the leading form of birth control. Which is saying alot based on how rampant prostitution is in Russia.
And by the way...it wasn't long ago that this idea was discussed in a positive light. The main problem wasn't the "idealogical" issues but rather the technical ones. AKA: Everyone wanted to work on the existing game and not build a new, functionally similar one.