http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:39:23 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/20/133415.php#comment-120628 Starship Troopers glorified military culture and incidentally showed how military training creates strong social forces within the military. There was the idea that full citizenship was denied to anyone who had not been the military which made it a military elitist society, but I thought there were further elements that suggested a fascist state - the emphasis on the corporate good of the state, a disrespect for dissent. I wondered if Heinlein wasn't fooling around to see how attractive he could make that kind of society sound to readers. 120628@blogcritics.org Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:39:23 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/20/133415.php#comment-120535 Good review of Robinson's latest Callahan novel! I wouldn't call Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" fascist, though - it is more "militarist" or "elitist". Few novels in Heinlein's "future history" would qualify for the fascist tag, except maybe the future theocracy of "Revolt in 2100". 120535@blogcritics.org Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:43:19 EST