Dr. Merkwurdichliebe
Kiwiminister für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda
True & Honest Fan
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- Apr 28, 2015
RED ALERT: For the first time in documented history, Wu has said something that isn't completely stupid.
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No, John's take on Starship Troopers is pretty much dead wrong. In the book, Heinlein clearly supports the idea of limiting the vote to military veterans. He also supports corporal and capital punishment.
IRL, Heinlein was a Libertarian and a militarist. For example, he was a vehement opponent of banning the testing of nuclear weapons.
If John has actually read any Heinlein -- doubtful -- he has completely misunderstood him. Someone should make a faithful-to-the-book film of Farnham's Freehold so we can watch John explain it away.
(For the record, I'm a huge Heinlein fan. This is a criticism of John's stupidity, not REH's politics.)