http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/ThePolity YMMV / The Polity Following Go To Literature Awesome YMMV Create Subpage - Create New - Analysis Archive Characters DerivativeWork… FanficRecs FanWorks Fridge Funny Haiku Headscratchers Heartwarming ImageLinks ImageSource Laconic MediaNotes Newsletter NightmareFuel PlayingWith Quotes QuoteSource Recap ReferencedBy Shocking TearJerker Timeline Trivia WMG Spiritual Antithesis: The series has been described as a Anarcho-capitalist rebuke to the Anarcho-Socialism of The Culture. Asher, a fan of Iain Banks, denies such intention but is flattered by the comparison.