Trump's Space Force uniform mockups likened to Starship Troopers
The new space force uniforms are directly inspired by the uniforms from the Starship Troopers film...which were inspired by the uniforms of the Nazis that Paul Verhoeven saw occupying the Netherlands during WWII
Joe Kassabian123A lot of people in the comments are missing the fact that the image posted literally says the uniforms are inspired by Starship Troopers right on it and it was posted by the President.
PaladinGuy35The hate really sells the "we're not even trying to hide the fact that we idolize the nazis."
Aurélien Morel (pew pews en tout genre)18And it's not even a secret or an easter egg, Verhoven has said as much multiple times in public, usually to point out that people miss the fact that the uniforms are a hint of the politics.
The Vegan's Voice | Michael Corthell18The rigid high collar, severe black-and-gray palette, militarized tailoring, metallic insignia, and authoritarian presentation unmistakably echo the visual language of Nazi uniforms, whether intentional or not. I'd say, given the track record, it's intentional.
It's more of a bouncy palace.14Totenkopf, but it's a Gray alien skull coming soon
Kate11"space gray" there looks an awful lot like RAL 7016 Anthracite grey (for anyone who, like me, didn't know until recently, this was added to the RAL colour standard by the nazis for the purpose of their uniforms)
Patrick Chovanec34C’mon you apes, do you want to live forever?
Lazy Girl34Fascists have zero media literacy and will never get that the movie makes fun of them and their stupid and evil ideas.
DuendeonFuego11what if everything was the stupidest shit imaginable
Nathan Savant5I know I'm all "don't blink" and "subtext is for cowards!" But.... Come on!
Mitch Wolfe5“This fierce guardian uniform which AI has built, of which we wear will bring an end to the non-warfighters, to their cherished uniforms. All remaining systems will bow to the Space Force and will remember this as the last day of undisciplined and dysfunctional military uniforms!”
Shawn Wildermuth4This is straight up some Empire bullshit:
suldrew 🏳️🌈3Would you like to know MORE?
MAL3Wow. Just can't believe it
Joe Aconite🎃📽️🎙️🐺🌕🐸3Cringe. This is cringe. (hbomberguy) I mean please. PLEASE! Showcase a row of these cosplayers in real life.
Modhail2Sooo, when will they start building their base on the dark side of the moon?
TRUMPS SPACE FORCE UNIFORM Widely mocked for its similarities to Starship Troopers and a general appearance of 'we're the bad guys' from a space opera look, its a genuine proposal. I feel the sieg and the heil not far behind Citizen.
Abu Dhabi Dude36If you zoom in on the text under “design inspiration” it actually says it was inspired by starship trooopers. Which proves as always that they didn’t understand the movie.
MarschallvonNAFO19As a German this very much reminds me of a mix of Wehrmacht and ordinary SS Uniform. Dark grey/black colour, boots, belt, shoulder pieces. Very creepy to look at.
Roger 🇦🇺10The country goes down the toilet while he tweets and publishes crap from his demented mind. At least Nero played a lyre while Rome burned.
Inklaar 🇳🇱 🇪🇺9Rumor has it Laibach will compose their theme song. link.deezer.com/s/34kHwUfv9X...
therealadambeck.bsky.social9I mean, it's a slick design. But there's no way someone along the road to approving this didn't fully know what their choices were evoking. Less: "We're pioneering the way to the stars!" And more: "That sounds like words against our glorious leader" vibes
Old Dog7Assuming they're not on horseback, those jackboots are there for only one reason.
Charlie Stross208The black half-cape, breath mask, and light sabre are reserved for general officer ranks only.
Legal Weed 4 SC 🌱22Who did Nazi this coming?
Chris Schilling9I would most assuredly NOT like to know more
Sawkman4Yeah, this isn’t accidental. These guys are just proud to be straight up Nazis.
lil homie gay ass4I don't remember the book describing dress uniforms so it's funny if they just mimicked the uniforms from the movie where the Terrans were dipshit thugs who are caught in a losing war of choice against a bunch of bugs.
Ken Burnside4The actual USSF dress uniforms look nothing like this. taskandpurpose.com/news/space-f... If you see a dress uniform worn by a Hollyood-scale good looking model, it's not real. Military pics of dress unis are modeled by young-looking 20-somethings pressing their mouth shut to Look Serious.
Dr Negrin's Victory Pills3Inspired by the uniforms from Starship Troopers, proving again that satire is wasted on morons.
Mika Fae Queen of Night 🏳️⚧️3Of course it is at this point I'm shocked if his ideas aren't Dollar Tree third reich rip offs.
wolfgabe.bsky.social2Just in Donald Trump announces the formation of the first ever Space Democracy Corps.
Parody Elon Musk🚀💰2If any of my staff wear this uniform on my Starships I will be in even more trouble than I am right now. #AfD #UndSoWeiter
So what I’m getting from the whole Space Force uniform thing is nobody in the current administration ever bothered watching Return of the Jedi.
Stilghar3Never mind that we did not need a separate Space Force at all. We had as much of one as we needed for now, given that there's no permanent manned human presence in space. It was called the United States Air Force Space Command.
🍣 Robin Bobcat 🍣2ZERO creativity. Steal the emblem from Star Trek, and the uniforms from the Empire. Not even trying.
Trump's proposed new Space Force uniform. The Nazi vibes are not a joke. In my new book BACKSLIDE (publishes tomorrow), I write: "If we have any hope of finding our way, we must start by being explicit about the dangers of our current moment... This is our 1933." bookshop.org/a/56272/9781...
zobear.bsky.social14Newsweek: "unexpected inspiration" Mainstream media is going to sanewash Americans into cattle cars www.newsweek.com/space-force-...
larryo99.bsky.social9Total 1933 Nazi fashion. Also Death Star uniforms. This has to be stopped.
𝖣 𝖪 𝖡𝗈𝖽𝗁𝗂3I guess they still have to order some code cylinders from Imperial Supply.
dreambot annie2hugo boss would like a word
luckirish.bsky.social2My lord, the rebels have escaped. We are currently gckkkkkrrrrrkkkaaaakkkk
Gen X2Not only does he steal the Nazi uniform style, I'm pretty sure they copied the Star Trek symbol. Republicans have never had a new idea or policy in my lifetime.
Barb McQuade591Repetition of Nazi imagery normalizes the regime’s horrors to make its views acceptable in political debate. These aren’t jokes. They are weapons.
Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa17For clarity, this is the type of material the OP is talking about: bsky.app/profile/robe...
Gen X9Not only does he steal the Nazi uniform style, I'm pretty sure they copied the Star Trek symbol. Republicans have never had a new idea or policy in my lifetime.
Senate District 45 DFL9Completely insane & inexcusable in our nation. How dare the president promote a uniform that is quickly recognized as invoking Nazi SS uniforms. Our nation's fallen fought against the Nazi regime; how dare this draft dodging lunatic invoke this image & disrespect those that died to defeat this evil?
Trump mocked over his new design for Space Force uniforms: ‘The evil bad guys from Star Wars’ The uniforms were inspired by Starship Troopers, a 1997 space epic about a future Earth governed by a fascist regime that wages war against giant alien bugs www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
maverick72.bsky.social2It looks like a Nazi uniform.
hoseyg62.bsky.social1But this regime is the fascist regime MADE UP of giant alien bugs!
kyliev3375.bsky.social1Surely they are joking!! Right… right…right?
F8-Ball1Looks familiar. No, not Star Trek.
Lois Kalmick1The Empire Strikes Back and his name is Trump
