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Originally Posted by EatingPie
As taught in my Science Fiction class, Heinlein was frustrated by his inability to fully serve in the military. Frustrated even further that he had very good ideas for military theory and strategy that he thought would benefit the country. But his illness cut his career short, and he didn't have the chance to gain a rank in which to properly convey his ideas.
Starship Troopers is born from this frustration, so to speak. It lays out his ideas on military theory that he could not while actually in the military. But who was going to read a bunch of military essays by a civillian science fiction writer? So he wrapped it all up in a Novel of sorts so it would be more palatable to the masses.
Again, this comes straight from my college science fiction class.
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Let me start by saying that I appreciate the effort and thought put into this response. I also concede that you may or may not be correct. It has been a while since I read Starship Troopers so I am not prepared to argue specifics.
I just want to say that I am so glad that this comes straight from your college science fiction class. This surely must end any argument because there is no way that anything said in a college class could ever be biased, slanted, opinionated or just plain wrong.
The bottom line is that even though I had to swallow many large grains of salt I do enjoy reading your opinions. Please keep your thoughts coming and ignore the cynical old man behind the curtain.
Much Karma to you!
