• CrushKillDestroySwag@hexbear.net
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    I remember talking to someone about Starship Troopers once, the conversation made me seriously question if the person I was talking to had a grasp on what was and what wasn’t reality. He was arguing that society should essentially be exactly like it’s depicted by Heinlein, and I was trying to point out to them that the only reason that type of society works in the book is because the author wrote it that way, but they kept referring back to the book itself to try and prove that that type of society would work in reality.

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      I remember talking to someone about Starship Troopers once, the conversation made me seriously question if the person I was talking to had a grasp on what was and what wasn’t reality. He was arguing that society should essentially be exactly like it’s depicted by Heinlein, and I was trying to point out to them that the only reason that type of society works in the book is because the author wrote it that way, but they kept referring back to the book itself to try and prove that that type of society would work in reality.

      Do we have the same relative?

      Mine also had a long unsolicited rant about how Gambo “corrupted” his preteen children because there was a gay blowjob once. Yeah, the rest of the Gambo show’s sexual violence and gory torture scenes were fine for those same preteen children though. According to him, they are “mature for their age” so that’s all fine, as long as no gaaaaay. frothingfash