David H. wrote:
> > I agree. The movie is actually pretty good, you just have > >to watch it the right way. View it as a propaganda film produced > >by a state so warlike that only soldiers can vote...
Alberto replied:
> No. Only _veterans_ can vote. Soldiers don't vote.
David responded:
In the book, at least, not all veterans had actually been soldiers. Some had mopped floors or performed other such tasks, based on what their initial testing qualified them for. Basically, it amounted to being a veteran of public service more than of military service.I appreciate the distinction. But once a soldier, always a soldier.
Heinlein is pretty careful to sketch it out that way, and *very* careful to say that you can't vote or become otherwise involved in politics until your service is over.
Of course, being a politician means that you are in the public service (in theory, anyway :-), and Heinlein never quite explains that one...
By the way... Dan, I'm still working on a reply to your last post on this thread, I just haven't been able to find my copy of Starship Troopers to find the quote I'm looking for.
Reggie Bautista
Expect it when you see it Maru
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