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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Starship Troopers is so badass!

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My dad legitimately thinks that's a great action movie. And to be fair, it is.

But he doesn't understand the deeper meanings.

More meat for the grinder is totally just a bad ass thing to say! Not at all like an orphan crushing machine, for sure.

[–] BrainBow@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wut?! How can someone not understand Starship Troopers is satire? What about all of the propaganda cut ins?!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

There really is no limit to how dense some dipshits can be. Hell, there are even fascist Star Trek fans, despite the show beating them over the head with stuff like this all the time!

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"The mobile infantry made me the man I am today" shows off two missing legs and one missing arm

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

All the teachers are injured and in need of prosthetics and assisting devices, all of them served.

As Rico's dad said, it should be illegal to use schools as recruiting centers.

[–] drzoidberg@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

And while they all need a prosthetic, none of them have one unless it specifically pertains to something that will benefit their military job.

The front desk guy needs 2 legs and an arm, but only has an arm and is in a wheel chair. The arm helps his job stamping new recruits in. The legs serve no purpose but to make his life better, but unnecessary for the job.

Ricos teacher needs an arm, but while he's teaching, he doesn't have one. Once he's back on active duty, he's allowed a prosthetic arm because it helps the Federation. He doesn't require an arm to teach.

If it's not required for your specific position, you don't deserve to be made whole. It's a pretty fucked up society overall, and not nearly enough people understand that the humans aren't the good guys.