Can we actually relate to this futuristic novel?

It may seem impossible to think that we in the year 2011/2012 can actually relate to people in a world where our home, North America, has been destroyed, but it's not actually that far of a stretch. We are both run by governments, and have to follow the rules that those governments put in place. Both countries also contain poverty. In The Hunger Games districts such as 12 are in severe poverty. And we all have the same emotions. the citizens of the Capitol are greedy, rude, and selfish people. And in contrast the people of District 12 are humble, caring, and friendly. We all have LOVE in common. The Hunger Games portrays the very common love triangle. We see this in so many books today, an example of a series with a dominant love triangle would be the Twilight Saga. In the Twilight Saga Jacob loves Bella, Bella is undecided ( but love Edward), and Edward loves Bella. As in The Hunger Games, Gale loves Katniss, Katniss is confused (Gale has been her
 best friend for so long, and she is forced to love Peeta), and Petta has always
 loved Katniss. This book, even though it's world is totally different from
 ours, is very easy to relate to in so many ways.