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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:00:10 JST kaia
   we know fascism is bad.... but maybe... :Sheew:
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:01:41 JST kaia

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     • bartholin
     @bartholin yes :bugcat_nod: we watched it for KKK before
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     bartholin (bartholin@fops.cloud)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:01:42 JST bartholin

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     @kaia is that starship troopers
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     poggie ?️‍⚧️ (kim@linfan.moe)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:02:05 JST poggie ?️‍⚧️

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     @kaia kaia is very susceptible to propaganda
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:02:34 JST iced depresso

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     @kaia ah yes, the fascism of the uh
     :neocat_book: libertarian republic
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     Christmas Sun (sun@shitposter.world)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:03:43 JST Christmas Sun

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     @icedquinn @kaia abolished racism and sexism
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:05:47 JST iced depresso

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     • Christmas Sun
     @sun @kaia funniest shit not featured in the film
     
     - the main character is not white (puerto rican)
     - POWER SUIT :drgn_hyper:
     - his cyborg dog
     - THIS IS A TWENTY SECOND BOMB :blobfoxdisapprove:
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     Christmas Sun (sun@shitposter.world)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:06:37 JST Christmas Sun

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     • iced depresso
     @icedquinn @kaia I think the cartoon ended up having powersuits being a main part of the show
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     Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader: (nerthos@shitposter.world)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 16:04:56 JST Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader:

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     • UkeBLCatboy
     @UkeBLCatboy @kaia "only veterans having voting power. It's bad©"
     
     The entire point of the starship troopers government is that Earth almost destroyed itself due to idiotic civilian governments constantly declaring pointless wars against eachother, so veterans of every nation banded together to topple all civilian governments on the basis that "only people who went through the horror of war can understand how bad it is and therefore prevent it"
     
     It worked exceptionally well and wars between humans went down to 0. Humanity then proceeds to wage wars against aliens, massively increasing the wealth and resources of all mankind.
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     UkeBLCatboy (ukeblcatboy@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 16:04:57 JST UkeBLCatboy

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     @kaia I'm still confused why people think starship troopers is fascist. I know the OG novel is different, I know the movie director thinks so, but I am pretty sure he got some very basic tenets wrong.

     The two biggest, glaring, obvious ones being:

     1) 0, and I mean 0, zilch, nada, Eugenics. Remember: EVERYONE *NEEDS* to be allowed by law to do federal service if wanted. Blind, missing two legs, weelchair-bound, doesn't matter. They HAVE to find you something and you WILL get the rewards after.

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     UkeBLCatboy (ukeblcatboy@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 16:04:57 JST UkeBLCatboy

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     @kaia That alone is a *massive* difference between it and fascist states, which would well "get rid" of those "useless eaters".

     2) The whole freedom thing. Obviously, I don't agree with only veterans having voting power. It's bad©. But it doesn't make the country fascist. They literally state in the movie, there has never been more freedom then at any point in history.

     Private enterprise is allowed and encouraged (strike 1). Freedom of speech is as good as it gets (strike 2). In general the