SSTF@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agoRemember your training and you will survivelemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down10
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minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoThe book was a commentary on fascism. Not a celebration of it.
minus-squarealternative_factor@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoI thought that when I read it too, but I asked my folks and they were big scifi fans at the time, and it’s unironic. wikipedia also says its unironic, for what its worth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers#Criticism_of_militarism If you read Heinlein’s wikipedia page it also checks out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein#Views
The book was a commentary on fascism. Not a celebration of it.
I thought that when I read it too, but I asked my folks and they were big scifi fans at the time, and it’s unironic.
wikipedia also says its unironic, for what its worth:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers#Criticism_of_militarism
If you read Heinlein’s wikipedia page it also checks out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein#Views