Ever wondered how billionaire Donald Trump might govern if he becomes president? We humbly offer Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 satirical masterpiece Starship Troopers as a possible preview.
Yes, Starship Troopers is just a science fiction movie. But it’s also a metaphor for U.S. militarism and the kind of bombastic neofascism that Trump is selling to millions of angry, disaffect Americans.
In the world of Verhoeven’s film and the Robert Heinlein novel it’s based on, the military permeates every aspect of life, the government give preferential treatment to veterans and the constant, thrumming fear of “the other” keeps people pacified, afraid and pro-military.
Sound familiar? Both Trump’s dream and Verhoeven’s nightmare reflect America’s darkest tendencies.
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