I thought so too. This sort of reminded me of Nazi propaganda done against the jews during WWII.(With a tech savy modern twist)
But I think the battlers V Hale chose were appriopiate. These are blue collar blokes with wooden shields who get dicked over by "the nobility" just as hard as everyone else. lol. No "epic gear" for them!
Again,as "satire" I'm fine with it but if it is rooted in what V Hale truly believes it takes on a scarier context.