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submitted 11 months ago by UlyssesT@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

Yes, he described Palestinians as "the bugs" and said some other really fucking ignorant quotes from that movie without the slightest understanding of Paul Verhoeven's intent (his effort may have been doomed from the start; he even scolded actors on set for "not getting it" and just enjoying the fascism).

I have some license with what I say because I'm moving and transferring out of state in a few weeks but I also don't want to have a bad mark on my record by saying something particularly scary about the IDF, so what should I tell him on Monday?

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[-] SerLava@hexbear.net 13 points 11 months ago

Tell him the director grew up in Nazi occupied Netherlands and that he has directly stated that everything in the movie is a parody meant to show that the humans are fascist bad guys, like I'm pretty sure it's on the DVD commentary

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I had a similar opportunity to argue that with a biological family member, with cited sources, and he retreated to "WELL HEINLEIN SAID..." and swore up and down that Heinlein wasn't a nazi (just #1 with nazis apparently). He had no real citable differences between what he believed and what nazis wanted except maybe manners and @Civility@hexbear.net

[-] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago

Starship troopers is a prime example of why the book is not always better than the film.

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

Find a clip of that interview and play it for the guy.

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