<p>The games are to a certain extent a parody of some real world things.
</p><p>This was most recently evident in
Just Cause 3 where
Tom Sheldon (a representative of the u.s.) gave
The Rebellion CommLinks. In that mission it was implied that accepting a favor from
The Agency is similar to accepting one from the mafia, in that the rebels would owe big favors in return.
Rico himself even scolded at Tom about it.
</p><p>This is not something we can "decide" here.
</p><p>See also:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=satire
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