The uniforms were inspired by Starship Troopers, a 1997 space epic about a future Earth governed by a fascist regime that wages war against giant alien bugs
For me it was the part of the book where people didn’t get to vote until their term of service was over, but the people who could vote could vote to increase the terms of service indefinitely, and this was all shown as a good thing. I read it as a perfect satirical demonstration of how limiting the franchise will always lead to fascism, but apparently mine wasn’t the intended interpretation, because it wasn’t satire.
I never finished Stranger in a Strange Land because I found it shockingly sexist
the part of the book where people didn’t get to vote until their term of service was over, but the people who could vote could vote to increase the terms of service indefinitely
What does that have to do with fascism?
I never finished Stranger in a Strange Land because I found it shockingly sexist
Uh, there are sexist characters, but they’re supposed to seem backwards and regressive. It’s supposed to reflect the sexism of the time in a way that makes it obvious why it needs to be abandoned.
For me it was the part of the book where people didn’t get to vote until their term of service was over, but the people who could vote could vote to increase the terms of service indefinitely, and this was all shown as a good thing. I read it as a perfect satirical demonstration of how limiting the franchise will always lead to fascism, but apparently mine wasn’t the intended interpretation, because it wasn’t satire.
I never finished Stranger in a Strange Land because I found it shockingly sexist
What does that have to do with fascism?
Uh, there are sexist characters, but they’re supposed to seem backwards and regressive. It’s supposed to reflect the sexism of the time in a way that makes it obvious why it needs to be abandoned.