* AlternateAesopInterpretation: One way to read the book is that the bad guys aren't "the Democrats" or "the Republicans." It's not the right or the left, it's a few people ''at the top'' on both sides, with extremist views, who could pull everyone else along with them into a second civil war. The rebels are liberals, but they have equally angry and irrational enemies on the right. (And the unanswered question posed by the ending is even creepier...)
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* BrokenAesop: The book is about the evils of divisiveness in political discourse and extremism on both ends of the political spectrum, but [[spoiler:the right-wing response to the leftist uprising turns out to be a sham and never materializes -- it's an attempt by the Progressive Restoration's mole to identify who's going to take the most hardline action against them. The Progressive Restoration itself has no manifesto or demands, despite a paragraph talking about the divide it caused in the left-wing community, especially among hard-left radicals]].
* BrokenBase: Fans of ''VideoGame/ShadowComplex'' tend to be liberals who resent the political elements while fans of Creator/OrsonScottCard resent the video game elements.
%%* HoYay: A massive amount with its two protagonists.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: The AxCrazy Progressive Restoration never actually says anything WRONG really, even if they are all sort of nuts.
%%* TheWoobie: Cecily
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