to consider that starship troopers was literally a product of a fascist society and continues to be consumed by fascists in a fascist society. Stop coping. There is no subtext unless the audience decides there is. The bugs are “bad guys” and the cool “evil” space nazis are the “good guys” (us!) and there’s no Secret Third Factor That Makes This Good. Ask any guy heading off to die overseas right now if they like starship troopers. You won’t because you’re scared to admit that you just like how watching it makes you feel.
Bugs are cool and don’t deserve to be associated with fascists
By Heinlein’s own admission the Arachnids in the novel were colony insects because they represented what the right hates the most, collective action
Sure, but I didn’t mean insects really (which are cool) as much as some kind of creeping globs