Yeah, the Alliance is basically supposed to be cyberpunk white dude China and built from a bunch of classic "the US literally did/tried to do this and the Soviets verifiably did not, but we're gonna write it as the Soviets doing it" tropes, while the secessionists were just like "yeah I can't handle all their rules you know *licks lips inappropriately* had to come out here for some real freedom you know *lips licks some more, for longer* heh heh heh you know what I'm talking about," Heinleinian (how the fuck is "Heinleinian" an actual word that spellcheck accepts) frontiersmen.