Storm to Lockridge:
"'Don't talk to me about free choice...unless you think every war should only be fought by volunteers.'" (p. 177)
Robert Heinlein thought that. He opposed conscription. Free men fight. I saw a comic strip adaptation of Starship Troopers in which a general called for more conscription! A travesty of Heinelin's message. Not that I support Heinlein's militaristic message but nor should it be travestied.
Storm reminds Lockridge and us that Wardens and Rangers do not know their own future because the "'...corridor guardians...'" (p. 167) prevent them from travelling futureward. They learn their future only day by day like those of us who do not have time travel. If Storm had succeeded in mounting an attack through a new corridor driven into the Ranger heartland, then that attack would have taken Brann by surprise. However, treble-agent Lockridge warned him. Lockridge's role is crucial.
5 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
I disagree, I never thought Heinlein was "militaristic."
Ad astra! Sean
STARSHIP TROOPERS is:
"To the everlasting glory of the infantry..."
Kaor, Paul!
I disagree, I see nothing "militaristic" in honoring the courage and valor shown by soldiers thru out history.
Ad astra! Sean
I am not sure what "militaristic" is, then!
Kaor, Paul!
Exactly, "militaristic" is one of those words which has gone a long way down the road to becoming an empty cuss word carelessly tossed around by warring partisans.
Ad astra! Sean
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