You are a Starship Trooper

[stratego]

Let's pretend a situation where we live in a world similar to the one in Starship Trooper where human beings are in a fight against an alien race. Scientists think that you can significantly cripple the aliens ability to fight if you get into the aliens lair and blow up a brain bug. You will need to sacrifice you life to do this.
Two Questions:
1) Would you volunteer to do this?
2) If you're not selected to do this, would you cheer on the person that is selected?

 

[~Corsair#01~]

1. Having seen Starship Troopers, that would be a "no".
2. Why not?

 

[North King]

1) No. I like my appearence the way it is, thanks.
2) It depends on what has happened in the war thus far.

 

[Yuri2356]

1) No <bleep> way! When I watched that movie my only thought was:
"Screw the infantry, just nuke the pink, fluufy extremely-cute bunny-slipper wearing Plannet!"
2)Sure, why not. They need all the support they can get.
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[FearlessLeader2]

1) Yes I'd volunteer, I won't sit back and benefit from someone else's death.
2) For the same reasons, I would not cheer them on if someone else were chosen. I would do everything in my power to help them succeed, since if they're going to die anyway, I wouldn't want it to be futile. (Plus, I might be able to conk them out and take their place.)

But hitting the hatchery might be smarter.

 

[stormbind]

Note, in that story, they only become citizens through serving the government. There is an underlying political message in the story that most people miss.

 

[Grisu]

no, and no. killing the brain bug is pointless. the quasi-fascist regime needs constant war to stay in power. if they someday defeat the bugs there will just magically appear a new enemy.

 

[newfangle]

I'd work tirelessly to ensure that no one has to do any sacrificing of any kind.

 

[Yuri2356]

Thing is, you don't need ground forces to kill those bugs. Just bombard the plannet from orbit, iradiate it, burn off the atmosphere, we're destroying Earth without even trying, so how hard can it be to make some other plannet a barren wasteland?

 

[nonconformist]

Let's pretend a situation where we live in a world similar to the one in Starship Trooper where human beings are in a fight against an alien race. Scientists think that you can significantly cripple the aliens ability to fight if you get into the aliens lair and blow up a brain bug. You will need to sacrifice you life to do this.
Two Questions:
1) Would you volunteer to do this?
2) If you're not selected to do this, would you cheer on the person that is selected?

The book, or the film?

 

[blindside]

Note, in that story, they only become citizens through serving the government. There is an underlying political message in the story that most people miss.

I don't know how other people saw it, but I felt the whole movie was poking fun at us and our attitude towards war.

 

[Godwynn]

I have not seen Starship Troopers. If I thought I was more capable of completing the mission successfully than others I would volunteer.

 

[stormbind]

I don't know how other people saw it, but I felt the whole movie was poking fun at us and our attitude towards war.

Gotta read the book to get the full story

 

[ComradeDavo]

I say no and no.

Why?

Because in startship troopers the government is fascistic and nasty and generally anti-what i believe in. And in the book it's even darker, with a whole other alien race (which reminds me, I really want to read the book again!) that the humans are bruatalising.

 

[nonconformist]

Gotta read the book to get the full story

Yes, it is, along with Heinlein, one of the most right-wing, apologetic, patriotic books I have read. It promotes the use of guns, violence, the death penalty (even for the mentally ill), pride in your army, the army in general (even for unfit people), obeying every order to the letter, and the importance of the army and heirarchy.

 

[stormbind]

Yes, it is, along with Heinlein, one of the most right-wing, apologetic, patriotic books I have read. It promotes the use of guns, violence, the death penalty (even for the mentally ill), pride in your army, the army in general (even for unfit people), obeying every order to the letter, and the importance of the army and heirarchy.

And that's why I couldn't answer the poll properly. I would sooner be a terrorist fighting to topple that evil government, than serve in their distracting war; which is probably a conspiracy anyway

 

[Yuri2356]

which is probably a conspiracy anyway

It's so obvious now: there was no Meteor, It was realy a bomb! They must have executed everyone in the City and confiscated all satalite footage of the event! The truth is out there, FIGHT THE POWER!!!

 

[nonconformist]

And that's why I couldn't answer the poll properly. I would sooner be a terrorist fighting to topple that evil government, than serve in their distracting war; which is probably a conspiracy anyway

Yeah, apart from the whole bugs firing stuff at earth thing.

 

[~Corsair#01~]

Anyone seen ST2? Crappy movie, but that bit at the end was one of my favourite movie moments. "Hope you grow up fast...we need more meat for the grinder."

 

[WickedSmurf]

I don't volunteer to anything.

No I wouldn't cheer for anyone who goes. Stupidity should not be encouraged.