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Snow Crash came to mind, but so did several other Neal Stephenson books!

yes, I think his book "Reamde" had the concept of "Ameristan" which was the redneck-Idaho equivalent of many racial/religious/socioecon tropes.

Ackshually this is "Fall, or Dodge in Hell"

also

If the "Right/Left" or "Liberal/Conservative" is too hot button for any kind of discussion.

He also wrote "Anathem"

Which is fictional world, with fictional sides, that can be used to explore similar concepts a little less triggering.