History YMMV / LiberalCrimeSquad

* HarsherInHindsight: The game was made in the 2000s as a political satire in which conservatives, Republicans in particular, are portrayed as comically evil fascists who, if they win, will enact a discriminatory police state with UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan as GodEmperor, as an obvious parody to the idea of 'liberal = inherently good' and 'conservative = inherently evil'. Skip forward to post-2016 America and some Republican politicians have been associating with the fascistically aligned Alt-Right, openly conservative media like Fox News got even more rabidly right-wing, right-wing extremist violence has risen, and in 2021 the supporters of [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump a Republican president]] tried (and failed) in a political coup to reinstate him after he lost the election.

** An exploit related to the first CCS Safehouse, the Desert Eagle Bar and Grill, allows you to farm CCS Bosses for Sleeper agents or new Liberals easily. CCS Safehouses are defeated only if the CCS Boss is killed. Seducing and datenapping a CCS Boss before enlightening him (giving you a free Sleeper Agent or a Liberal with high stats) does not count as defeating a CCS Safehouse. You can have a potentially infinite amount of Sleepers or LCS Members (enlightening a hostage doesn't count towards the recruitment cap) as long as you never shut down the Bar and Grill.

* DemonicSpiders: Any firearm wielding (and likely armored) Conservative can, if the RNG is particularly unkind, instantly kill one of your Liberals. Possibly worse are the Arch-Conservatives, who attack psychologically rather than physically. Their psych attacks are not only very difficult to resist, but can take hundreds of juice away from a liberal and leave them unable to attack should one succeed. If your Liberal hits below -50 Juice due to this? [[FaceHeelTurn They become a Conservative themselves.]] Thankfully, however, you can shoot them first before they attack, or just plain kidnap them if you've got a gun, since Arch-Conservatives must be unarmed to attack psychologically. Finally, the Conservative Crime Squad will ''never'' let up their attack efforts once they discover your safehouses, continuing monthly sieges until either the LCS or CCS is destroyed.
** CCS Bosses themselves also pack Heavy Ceramic Armor(making them near-impossible to kill even with a 6 man squad concentrating their fire) and an AA-12 Shotgun that can hit twice compared to regular shotguns, easily capable of killing a Liberal.

* GameBreaker: If one is hauling a liberal, they can threaten them as a hostage. This would be glaring enough, but cops-- who usually take the hostage away in exchange for (temporary) freedom-- will ''also'' go in for this, but with your "hostage" remaining with you. You can use this to get out of nearly any high-security area without trouble.

*** Violence is also overpowered. Get a squad of Liberals that can consistently massacre the Police Station to shut it down (meaning no heat gain, no police raids) and the rest of the game becomes a boring cakewalk, with the only threat to your liberals being stupidity (hanging around too long and getting massacred in a vehicle chase, for example), overconfidence (attacking the army base) or bad luck.
*** An exploit related to the first CCS Safehouse, the Desert Eagle Bar and Grill, allows you to farm CCS Bosses for Sleeper agents or new Liberals easily. CCS Safehouses are defeated only if the CCS Boss is killed. Seducing and datenapping a CCS Boss before enlightening him (giving you a free Sleeper Agent or a Liberal with high stats) does not count as defeating a CCS Safehouse. You can have a potentially infinite amount of Sleepers or LCS Members (enlightening a hostage doesn't count towards the recruitment cap) as long as you never shut down the Bar and Grill.
* HarsherInHindsight: The satirical use of Conservatives, and Arch-Conservatives in particular, as comically dystopia-minded authoritarians became a lot less funny in the late 2010s after the rise of the Alt-Right and its influence on the conservative Republican Party in the United States.
* NauseaFuel and NightmareFuel: The combat descriptions go for this with gusto. Automatic weapons frequently blow heads apart, shotguns can blow limbs off, and the text constantly describes wounded characters reacting to their injuries by pleading for mercy, vomiting, and so on.
** "Liberal shoots at Police Officer with a M16! Liberal hits the torso. [[NoDeadBodyPoops Police Officer gasps a last breath and soils the floor."]] "Liberal shoots at SWAT Officer with a M249 Machine Gun! Liberal hits the head five times [[YourHeadASplode BLOWING IT APART! ]] Swat Officer squirts blood out the neck and runs down the hall. "
* NoCasualtiesRun: ''Technically'' possible. [[NintendoHard Good luck...]]

** "Liberal shoots at Police Officer with a M16! Liberal hits the torso. [[NoDeadBodyPoops Police Officer gasps a last breath and soils the floor."]] "Liberal shoots at SWAT Officer with a M249 Machine Gun! Liberal Guardian hits the head five times [[YourHeadASplode BLOWING IT APART! ]] Swat Officer squirts blood out the neck and runs down the hall. "

*** Violence is also overpowered. Get a squad of Liberals that can consistently massacre the Police Station to shut it down(meaning no heat gain, no police raids) and the rest of the game becomes a boring cakewalk, with the only threat to your liberals being stupidity(Hanging around too long and getting massacred in a vehicle chase, for example), overconfidence(Attacking the army base) or bad luck.
*** An exploit related to the first CCS Safehouse, the Desert Eagle Bar and Grill, allows you to farm CCS Bosses for Sleeper agents or new Liberals easily. CCS Safehouses are defeated only if the CCS Boss is killed. Seducing and datenapping a CCS Boss before enlightening him(giving you a free Sleeper Agent or a Liberal with high stats) does not count as defeating a CCS Safehouse. You can have a potentially infinite amount of Sleepers or LCS Members(enlightening a hostage doesn't count towards the recruitment cap) as long as you never shut down the Bar and Grill.

** "Liberal shoots at Police Officer with a M16! Liberal hits the torso. [[NoDeadBodyPoops Police Officer gasps a last breath and soils the floor."]] "Liberal shoots at SWAT Officer with a M249 Machine Gun! Liberal Guardian hits the head five times [[YourHeadASplode BLOWING IT APART! ]] Swat Officer squirts blood out the neck and runs down the hall. "

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: With 2017 and the formation of Antifa, the concept of a liberal organization committing crimes against conservatives doesn't seem so ridiculous.

*** An exploit related to the first CCS Safehouse, the Desert Eagle Bar and Grill, allows you to farm CCS Bosses for Sleeper agents or new Liberals easily. CCS Safehouses are defeated only if the CCS Boss is killed. Seducing and datenapping a CCS Boss before enlightening him(giving you a free Sleeper Agent or a Liberal with high stats) does not. You can have a potentially infinite amount of Sleepers or LCS Members(enlightening a hostage doesn't count towards the recruitment cap) as long as you never shut down the Bar and Grill.

* DemonicSpiders: Any firearm wielding (and likely armored) Conservative can, if the RNG is particularly unkind, instantly kill one of your Liberals. Possibly worse are the Arch-Conservatives, who attack psychologically rather than physically. Their psych attacks are not only very difficult to resist, but can take hundreds of juice away from a liberal and leave them unable to attack should one succeed. If your Liberal hits below -50 Juice due to this? [[FaceHeelTurn They become a Conservative themselves.]] Generally, your only option against them is to run. Finally, the Conservative Crime Squad will ''never'' let up their attack efforts once they discover your safehouses, continuing monthly sieges until either the LCS or CCS is destroyed.

** "Liberal shoots at Police Officer with a M16! Liberal hits the torso. [[NoDeadBodyPoops Police Officer gasps a last breath and soils the floor."]] "Liberal shoots at SWAT Officer with a M249 Machine Gun! Liberal Guardian hits the head five times [[YourHeadASplode BLOWING IT APART! ]]" Swat Officer squirts blood out the neck and runs down the hall.

* DemonicSpiders: Any firearm wielding (and likely armored) Conservative can, if the RNG is particularly unkind, instantly kill one of your Liberals. Possibly worse are the Arch-Conservatives, who attack psychologically rather than physically. Their psych attacks are not only very difficult to resist, but can take hundreds of juice away from a liberal and leave them unable to attack should one succeed. If your Liberal hits below -50 Juice due to this? [[FaceHeelTurn They become a Conservative themselves.]] Generally, your only option against them is to run. Finally, the Conservative Crime Squad will ''never'' let up their attack efforts once they discover your safehouses, continuing monthly sieges until either the LCS or CCS is destroyed. CCS Bosses themselves also pack Heavy Ceramic Armor(making them near-impossible to kill) and an AA-12 Shotgun that can hit twice compared to regular shotguns, easily killing a Liberal.

** "Liberal shoots at Police Officer with a M16! Liberal hits the torso. [[NoDeadBodyPoops Police Officer gasps a last breath and soils the floor."]] "Liberal shoots at SWAT Officer with a M249 Machine Gun! Liberal Guardian hits the head five times [[YourHeadASplode BLOWING IT APART! Swat Officer squirts blood out the neck and runs down the hall.]]"

** "Liberal shoots at Police Officer with a M16! Liberal hits the torso. [[NoDeadBodyPoops Police Officer gasps a last breath and soils the floor."]] "Liberal shoots at SWAT Officer with a M249 Machine Gun! Liberal Guardian hits the head five times BLOWING IT APART! Swat Officer squirts blood out the neck and runs down the hall."

* DemonicSpiders: Any firearm wielding (and likely armored) Conservative can, if the RNG is particularly unkind, instantly kill one of your Liberals. Possibly worse are the Arch-Conservatives, who attack psychologically rather than physically. Their psych attacks are not only very difficult to resist, but can take hundreds of juice away from a liberal and leave them unable to attack should one succeed. If your Liberal hits below -50 Juice due to this? [[FaceHeelTurn They become a Conservative themselves.]] Generally, your only option against them is to run. Finally, the Conservative Crime Squad will ''never'' let up their attack efforts once they discover your safehouses, continuing monthly sieges until either the LCS or CCS is destroyed.

* NauseaFuel and NightmareFuel: The combat descriptions go for this with gusto.
** [[BowelBreakingBricks "The police officer soils the floor."]] [[DieLaughing "The security guard begins laughing uncontrollably."]]

** [[BowelBreakingBricks "The police officer soils the floor."]] [[LaughingMad "The security guard begins laughing uncontrollably."]]

* CrowningMomentOfFunny:
-->Alex shouts the Liberal battlecry!\\
'''Alex:''' ''We need a slogan!''\\
Police Officer gets out of there!\\
Security Guard has a family!

-->''Alex shouts the Liberal battlecry!''\\
'''Alex:''' ''"We need a slogan!"''\\
''Police Officer gets out of there!''\\
''Security Guard has a family!''

** '' Alex shouts the Liberal battlecry!''
** '' "We need a slogan!"''
** '' Police Officer gets out of there!''
** '' Security Guard has a family!''

** Seducting [[TheMenInBlack agents]]. They start with more than 100 juice (if they were not kidnapped), enough to recruit 3 more sleepers. Statistically, at least one of these sleepers will be another agent. Who will also be able to recruit 3 more sleepers, including at least one agent, who will be able to recruit 3 more sleepers, including at least one agent, [[OverlyLongGag who will be able te recruit 3 more sleepers, including at least one agent, who will be able to...]]
*** Reporters and similar news agents were this as sleepers in old builds of the game; getting a few news-oriented sleepers was almost an InstantWinCondition. They've been severely nerfed in more recent builds.

** Seducting [[{{MIB}} agents]]. They start with more than 100 juice (if they were not kidnapped), enough to recruit 3 more sleepers. Statistically, at least one of these sleepers will be another agent. Who will also be able to recruit 3 more sleepers, including at least one agent, who will be able to recruit 3 more sleepers, including at least one agent, [[OverlyLongGag who will be able te recruit 3 more sleepers, including at least one agent, who will be able to...]]

** Being forced to watch Bible Black is torture...right?

* {{Crosses The Line Twice}}: LCS attempts to satirize terrorism, to the point of inserting humorous elements into the torture-and-brainwash minigame.