PuckSR t1_itrrjlf wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:39 PM

Reply to comment by Fafnir26 in Anyone else finding the Politics of Starship Troopers troubling? by Fafnir26

Nope. Heinlein wrote this book as a commentary on nationalism. But, he used elements of this fictional universe to juxtapose them with existing systems to make the reader consider if one was better or worse.

This is a standard practice in fiction when the alternative universe is not dystopian or utopian.

Fafnir26 OP t1_itrvek6 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:04 PM

Uh huh. Problem is I already have an opinion on nationalism. I think its counterproductive, espacially in our time with global problems like climate change and the migration crisis.

PuckSR t1_itrz1ay wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:28 PM

Then you'd probably like the book?

Fafnir26 OP t1_its09sf wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:36 PM

I guess? If it does allow for a critical view of its politics. I´ll have to make sure. Watching JoJo Rabbit now, though and its definately more satirical than the book. Kinda fun though even if its just Nazis being awful and funny so far, nothing deeper.