[Telepathic Intruder]

I heard that the “Hunger Games” was created as an anti-Bush analogy, but I’m not exactly sure how. Supposedly someone thought that if the “Bush Doctrine” continued, we would be staging war games for entertainment.

[Kip Russell]

I heard that the “Hunger Games” was created as an anti-Bush analogy, but I’m not exactly sure how.

She did start writing the books when Bush was still President.

[T-Bird45]

An article that may have info for you, re: Hunger Games as Bush analogue: http://cnsnews.com/blog/lauren-thompson/propaganda-packed-hunger-games-dvd-written-frustration-bush-era

[kidd]

I’ve read that too.
Truthfully, the closest analog would be with Tianamen Square and China.

But it is far easier for anyone to make a connection to the Obama administration - with lots of government jobs and low unemployment in Washington DC, with Obamacare subsidies to Congress and staff, with Congress allowed to engage in insider trading legally.

The connection to Bush was largely imaginary.

[Farnsworth]

I think the author intended that, but I see it as a good reflection of the Obama administration. eggs on her face as an unwitting prophet.