ylai to GamingEnglish · 6 months agoCasper Van Dien is loving the Starship Troopers renaissance but still finds it mind-boggling some take it at face valuewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1365arrow-down13
arrow-up1362arrow-down1external-linkCasper Van Dien is loving the Starship Troopers renaissance but still finds it mind-boggling some take it at face valuewww.pcgamer.comylai to GamingEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squareh6a@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoThe point is that the footage we see is part of the in-universe propaganda, so we have no reason to assume it’s true. Once again proving that even fictional propaganda is highly effective.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoThere’s also no presentation that it isn’t true, and by whatever means, we do know for sure that the Bugs are attacking earth. Retaliation or not, so either way it’s people stuck having to fight in order to save humanity.
The point is that the footage we see is part of the in-universe propaganda, so we have no reason to assume it’s true.
Once again proving that even fictional propaganda is highly effective.
There’s also no presentation that it isn’t true, and by whatever means, we do know for sure that the Bugs are attacking earth. Retaliation or not, so either way it’s people stuck having to fight in order to save humanity.