Personally I kind of doubt it. I think it might have somewhat become that over time, but I'm sure the initial pitch was just "hey people work in offices everywhere, let's make a sitcom about one where the boss is a dipshit." Of course since it was originally created by Ricky Gervais I wouldn't be shocked if shitty politics were a motivation. I guess I'm saying I think the goal was to appeal to people more than to influence them.