Yes, he described Palestinians as "the bugs" and said some other really fucking ignorant quotes from that movie without the slightest understanding of Paul Verhoeven's intent (his effort may have been doomed from the start; he even scolded actors on set for "not getting it" and just enjoying the fascism).
I have some license with what I say because I'm moving and transferring out of state in a few weeks but I also don't want to have a bad mark on my record by saying something particularly scary about the IDF, so what should I tell him on Monday?
I had a similar opportunity to argue that with a biological family member, with cited sources, and he retreated to "WELL HEINLEIN SAID..." and swore up and down that Heinlein wasn't a nazi (just #1 with nazis apparently). He had no real citable differences between what he believed and what nazis wanted except maybe manners and @Civility@hexbear.net
Starship troopers is a prime example of why the book is not always better than the film.