Hello Dave.
I'm a bit like you, I like cats...
I had started an answer but finally, I gave up, I still have too much rage towards this army of decerebrated consumers who take the place of my congeners.
Nice article.

I would add that the changes you noted on the festival cards concerning Russia mark the commercial limit of the game. By this I mean that distilling ideology through a game shows what community the latter claims to be from. All that is missing is that the "character" cards wear a mask and have the slogan: "have you denounced your brother not wearing his muzzle?”
Just like the "universal income" that all those who claim it will not hesitate to find "normal" that some are excluded from it for reasons that could not be more futile and ridiculous, they want it and will find normal the establishment of a Chinese-style "social credit".
God laughs at men who complain about the consequences whose causes they cherish.