All satire is based on real life phenomenon/observations, so GTA is largely built up on the biggest and most prevalent of such in its day.
That said; GTA IV, especially some of the promo trailers drew it a lot further than previous games in the series, but this is probably Rockstar making a statement.
It was for all the Jack Thompson supporters and game haters, and I think R* knows (and we know) that what is fucking up the US (and the world at large) is people like Thompson and co sporting centuries old rhetoric and using medieval witch hunting methods daily and openly.
These are the individuals who drag us through the shit, and the best thing is to simply ignore them when they moan.
After all; "Don't wrestle a pig in a pit if mud, you'll both get filthy but the pig likes it."







