>>511245832
>the one 'good' post-human is Purin, who is working for Section 9 for free and isn't a member of the team (probably some reference to glow nigger janny honestly), who was put into the series as a stand in for Motoko who in the original series may have been sympathetic to the post-humans like she did with some of the others like Kuze or the Laughing Man. This Purin had to be added whos parents were killed by some American post-human Navy Petty Officer. Some episodes she is present less than 20% of the entire episode.
There is more but this is a good sample. I thought I was imagining things at first while watching the series, but by the end it was pretty clear.

>>511245832
>Unit formed by Motoko after Section 9 was disbanded is literally called GHOST
>American 'mercenary' called 'Clown' who is dismissed right after S9 takes out American Patrick Huge
>NSA glowie tasked with eliminating post-humans called John Smith, a clear cameo of Smith from the Matrix
>the rogue program turning people into post-humans is American, clear reference to the whole MAGA movement that sparked a world wide right wing surge. Except they try to tie it to a deliberate global financial default where 'the 1%' are up to their usual business.
>the one 'good' post-human is Purin, who is working for Section 9 for free and isn't a member of the team (probably some reference to glow nigger janny honestly), who was put into the series as a stand in for Motoko who in the original series would have joined the post-humans like she did with the laughing man. Things would get a little awkward with Motoko turning about face like this within a single series. She actually merged consciousnesses with the laughing man. They had to turn Motoko into a secondary character in the series. Some episodes she is present less than 20% of the entire episode.
There is more but this is a good sample. I thought I was imagining things at first while watching the series, but by the end it was pretty clear.