Which is his loss, because it's a great book. I really enjoyed Heinlein's exploration of what is needed to sustain a healthy democratic form of government.
stephenr 3 days ago [-]
Are you saying that a story where voting is reserved for "some people" is what is needed for a democratic government?
ultimafan 2 days ago [-]
It's been years since I've read it but iirc the difference between the book and movie is that in the book voting is limited to those who have done some form of public service- not necessarily military, and it's specified that regardless of your aptitudes, disabilities, etc. the government will find at least SOMETHING for you to do regardless of how hopeless your case is. Perhaps the point OP is trying to make is that that form of democracy is healthy in the sense that the only people leading it are those that, at the minimum, showed an interest in contributing to it.
euroderf 3 days ago [-]
Perhaps his idea was to remove the pro-violence influence of the likes of Cheney and Trump. War is not healthy for children and other living things.
stephenr 3 days ago [-]
... is this meant to be satire? You're familiar with the main storyline yes?
euroderf 3 days ago [-]
Sure, it's a satire of fascism, so the movie was lost on Americans and didn't do well in the box office there.
Quasi-satirical? I didn't think there was any quasi about it.
JojoFatsani 4 days ago [-]
The movie certainly is (directed by same guy as Robocop) I can’t comment on the source material.
00ze 4 days ago [-]
I think they meant it's just pure satire
Lawyer24 4 days ago [-]
Looks like Nazi gear
dlcarrier 4 days ago [-]
The company made famous by designing and manufacturing the Nazi uniforms currently has over a thousand stores, including hundreds in the US, and earns billions in annual revenue.
hn993302 3 days ago [-]
Yankee Doodled
tim333 3 days ago [-]
I guess a film about a fictional American fascist future society aligns pretty well with the current administration's vision.
aaron695 4 days ago [-]
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Rendered at 20:39:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) with Vercel.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman: May the Fourth Be With You
Plus the iconic painted blister pack that SW had on the breast.
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Imperial_military_uniforms
> for his Space Force.
For our Space Force.