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Madurai: Jun 26, 2012

Bob Heinlein doesn't need anyone to go to bat for him, and yet here I am. Starship Troopers doesn't exist as a blueprint for a utopia, but rather an examination of what happens to a putative democracy when it's under long-term existential threat. War warps society, and Heinlein's naval service during WW2 did nothing towards making him think that everyone would be better off if the military ran everything.

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Madurai: Jun 26, 2012

If this follows the usual pattern, just as debate on Starship Troopers starts to play out, someone will want to talk about John Steakley's Armor.

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