I must admit, I don't think anything of value was lost. And I hate liberals infinitely more than I hate even outright fascists (as someone who used to be a lib, thankfully not for long- libs are basically fascists but somehow more dishonest/smug/unprincipled), so it warms the cockles of my heart to see people upset about the rebranding, as well.

As for the Mars colonization... yeah, fuck that shit. But the idea of ghouls leaving Earth only to then find the rest of humanity doesn't want them back and will leave them to die in space has great appeal to me. And if the billionaire class thinks they can destroy the planet and flee into space, they've got another thing coming- hopefully humanity can at least get its shit together collectively to strike down any of those who try before they escape orbit.