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bulletsponge13 posted:Retroactive allegory for America's Afghanistan Adventure. "The Soviets just didn't do it right!"  "No, no! Dig UP, stupid!"
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When I read Starship Troopers I totally thought it was a satire of military SF with all of the state worship and the current system of government being put into place by a veteran’s revolt that was suspiciously similar to how fascists came into power in Italy. Also really pissed me off that the movie didn’t have those rad armor suits but that’s neither here nor there.
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Jul 24, 2019 14:54
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I always assumed the asteroid was launched by humans as a false flag.
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Jul 24, 2019 14:56
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The bucks had space travel in both the book and the movie.
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Jul 24, 2019 14:58
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My favorite throwaway joke in the movie is that they use the massacre of a bunch of Space Mormons as justification to ramp up actions against the arachnids. Space Mormons that started a colony on one of their planets, presumably to try to teach giant alien bugs about Joseph Smith. Edit: What would the arachnids' 10% tithe consist of?
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Jul 24, 2019 15:12
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CainFortea posted:The bucks had space travel in both the book and the movie. The only good deer is a dead deer!
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Jul 24, 2019 15:18
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BigDave posted:The only good deer is a dead deer! I'm doeing my part!
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Jul 24, 2019 15:23
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You missed my point
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Jul 24, 2019 15:23
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I watched Starship Troopers in theaters and thought it was the dumb hoo-rah bullshit it was satirizing. I was the idiot.
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Jul 24, 2019 15:26
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I'm going to spike this pun detail right here. We don't want dad posters coming in and fawning all over it.
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Jul 24, 2019 15:27
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CainFortea posted:I'm going to spike this pun detail right here. We don't want dad posters coming in and fawning all over it. Yeah, we might really get stuck in a rut. Wouldn't want to rack up so many puns.
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Jul 24, 2019 15:29
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BIG HEADLINE posted:
When the world learned not to attack Russia in the winter, it forgot the lesson to stay the gently caress out of Afghanistan.
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Jul 24, 2019 16:31
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Also, we weren't just fighting the bugs. We were also fighting the Skinnies.
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Jul 24, 2019 16:52
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bulletsponge13 posted:Also, we weren't just fighting the bugs. We were also fighting the Skinnies. Who we then through a show of force and shock and awe made/ forced them to become allies with us
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Jul 24, 2019 17:08
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Tythas posted:Who we then through a show of force and shock and awe made/ forced them to become allies with us They gave up Intel that helped develop the nerve gas and brain caste.
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Jul 24, 2019 17:10
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CainFortea posted:I'm going to spike this pun detail right here. We don't want dad posters coming in and fawning all over it. The buck stops here, then.
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Jul 24, 2019 21:41
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Icon Of Sin posted:The buck stops here, then. D'oe! e: speaking of dad jokes, where's slippery? poo poo's cornier in the best way when they're around.
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Jul 24, 2019 22:41
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When I read Starship Troopers as a kid (I'm old so well before the movie came out), I was entranced by the power armor and also basic training section, which was new to me. The political stuff went way over my head. When I asked my dad what he thought of the book, he told me that the moral was "It's ok for parents to spank their children.", which made me mad at the time, but looking back it was pretty on the nose.
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Davethulhu posted:When I read Starship Troopers as a kid (I'm old so well before the movie came out), I was entranced by the power armor and also basic training section, which was new to me. The political stuff went way over my head. When I asked my dad what he thought of the book, he told me that the moral was "It's ok for parents to spank their children.", which made me mad at the time, but looking back it was pretty on the nose. They did use that exact example as you the downfall of American society. Parents didn't spank their kids, so they became criminals.
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Jul 25, 2019 00:51
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https://i.imgur.com/6eJIxSa.gifv
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Jul 25, 2019 01:33
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Jul 25, 2019 01:34
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bulletsponge13 posted:Agreed. Armor also deals with Army bullshit of lost paperwork and the big green weenie. Interestingly, the author’s Wikipedia page doesn’t mention any military service, either.
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Jul 25, 2019 01:35
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bulletsponge13 posted:Agreed. Armor also deals with Army bullshit of lost paperwork and the big green weenie. You forgot the best part. As I recall, when they finally figure out that they made a mistake with him, part of the solution is deciding that officially he only ever made 10 drops. Problem solved!
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Jul 25, 2019 02:03
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Lemony posted:You forgot the best part. As I recall, when they finally figure out that they made a mistake with him, part of the solution is deciding that officially he only ever made 10 drops. Problem solved! Army.txt
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Jul 25, 2019 02:10
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CommieGIR posted:This hurts me. Someone in the meme thread said it first but the Belgians are certainly ready for Arrakis
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Jul 25, 2019 03:22
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https://twitter.com/duffelblog/status/1154345691235397632?s=21
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Jul 25, 2019 12:54
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Article was funny enough, but I don’t approve of it on the grounds of too many idiots are gonna start sharing this without realizing it’s a satire.
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Jul 25, 2019 13:01
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Valtonen posted:Article was funny enough, but I don’t approve of it on the grounds of too many idiots are gonna start sharing this without realizing it’s a satire. This is the first comment on the twitter link 
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Jul 25, 2019 13:26
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Valtonen posted:Article was funny enough, but I don’t approve of it on the grounds of too many idiots are gonna start sharing this without realizing it’s a satire. to be fair i would believe it too
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Speaking of Idiots https://www.nbcnews.com/news/milita...harges-n1034661 quote:Sixteen U.S. Marines were arrested Thursday on human smuggling and drug allegations at a base in Southern California, military officials said.
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Jul 26, 2019 00:59
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So which do you think? Marines trying to make extra money on the side by being coyotes? Or they just trying to smuggle their Mamacita's over?
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Jul 26, 2019 01:05
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knowing marines..... both, some were probably getting their mamacita's other's were most likely doing it for money, maybe even sex
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Jul 26, 2019 01:07
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Great logistical work, promote head of peers
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Jul 26, 2019 01:34
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Bad OPSEC.
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Jul 26, 2019 04:01
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Unsurprisingly, when one seal did a rape none of his buddies would cooperate s they repatriated the lot of them. https://t.co/SRCrRV3p9H
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Jul 26, 2019 10:46
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oh hey even the Navy Seals have idiots https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...m=.7d9a68b18bf8 quote:The commander of a U.S. Special Operations task force in Iraq has sent home a platoon of Navy SEALs for drinking while deployed after an alleged sexual assault by one of them, U.S. defense officials said, the latest discipline incident that has emerged for an elite force relied upon heavily by the Pentagon. quote:The officials said that the SEALs involved violated General Order No. 1, which bans alcohol use while deployed. honestly at this point i think the Seals need an investigation from an outside party
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Jul 27, 2019 15:43
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It's worse than that, one of them raped another service member attached to the unit.
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Jul 27, 2019 15:55
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EBB posted:It's worse than that, one of them raped another service member attached to the unit. Which is really super hosed up that the whole unit clammed up. I’ve talked to ITs who have been attached to them and said they have been very protective of their support but this pretty much throws that in the trash.
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Jul 27, 2019 15:59
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When the Commander in Chief is basically telling you you're never going to face any long-term consequences ever, you're not going to be getting any discipline.
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Pls don't disparage our blessed holy warriors
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