The book is either the best apology of armed forces or the best satire of armed forces. The line is so thin it’s completely in the eyes of the reader, making it a battlefield of interpretations. Personally, I laughed so hard reading it I can’t believe Heinlein was serious while writing it. Same for Citizen of the Galaxy.
About the film, it was a conscious choice to make it a satire and it succeeds beautifully.
Pretty sure it’s from that one…I always reference Heinlein’s quote about what humans should be capable of: It’s a really long list that ends in “…specialization is for insects.”
I always loved that, myself being an ADHD guy who knows how to do all sorts of things somewhat and still learning…
…but growing up in a world of people told to pick a single direction to almost-never stray from and avoid thinking outside of those lines.
ship Troopers was a pretty good movie, unlike many other movies that start with Star.
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The book is either the best apology of armed forces or the best satire of armed forces. The line is so thin it’s completely in the eyes of the reader, making it a battlefield of interpretations. Personally, I laughed so hard reading it I can’t believe Heinlein was serious while writing it. Same for Citizen of the Galaxy.
About the film, it was a conscious choice to make it a satire and it succeeds beautifully.
I remember before reading the book being warned that it was fascism apologia but it seemed like satire to me.
The movie did the satire bit perfectly. I wish Verhoeven would have another go at a sci-fi
It could be used as proof that fascism is its own satire, honestly. Now we just look at US
Heinlein played around with several sociopolitical systems. Stanger in a Strange Land is the hippy book. :)
Pretty sure it’s from that one…I always reference Heinlein’s quote about what humans should be capable of: It’s a really long list that ends in “…specialization is for insects.”
I always loved that, myself being an ADHD guy who knows how to do all sorts of things somewhat and still learning…
…but growing up in a world of people told to pick a single direction to almost-never stray from and avoid thinking outside of those lines.
Somehow I always forget it’s his, because it feels so different from his other books. Less “satire” and more absurdist humor, maybe.
I liked the book best, but I am with you