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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's not a-political like real sci fi like Star Trek

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What was the allegory of the original Stargate movie, actually? Something about the working class overcoming monarchy, maybe? TBH it kind of played off as US Military intervention in the Middle East propaganda... Yeah that's probably it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Also: Starship Troopers is not just about killing bugs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

It's abut mating with them and creating a new race (ie space diplomacy).

Imagine a human capable of butt-to-orbit warfare.