He also had his family killed in Buenos Aires.

Weren’t these religious settlers? It says so in the voice over…

Oooh I didn’t remember that one, thanks!

Also, big-butt-bugs 🐜

It’s a pity the filmmakers leaved out these details from the book. The bugs not only were capable of sending asteroids through the galaxy, but also made starships to travel to other planets. The humans had power armor and carried a couple of shoulder-mounted atomic bombs each.

I don’t remember that part in the movie, sorry.

That’s the actual demographic in Buenos Aires today.

Well, there was in fact a dictator in the story: the brain-bug that controlled the swarm.

But would a non-militarized society survive in a conflict against the bugs?

Doesn’t fascism need a dictatorial leader? I don’t remember one, at least in the movie.

What’s the message in Starship Troopers?

There’s a 5th way: 🫵