10 Ways Game Of Thrones Is Basically Modern-Day Britain

1. The 'Smallfolk' Don't Care About 'The Game Of Thrones'

At the end of the day, London and King's Landing represent playgrounds for the rich and powerful to play their game of thrones, and while their decisions often have massive impacts on the general public in both worlds, they despise the games being played by the lords and ladies in power. "The common people pray for rain, healthy children, and a summer that never ends. It is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of thrones, so long as they are left in peace," says Jorah Mormont to Daenerys, while Varys asks Ned Stark: "Why is it always the innocents who suffer most when you high lords play your game of thrones?" And you can't deny those sentiments sound a lot like the world we live in today. There are plenty of other comparisons to cultures around the world, but Game of Thrones well and truly offers an accurate portrayal of modern day Britain and its questionable politics.