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?
Tell him you don’t want to worry him, and you cannot put your finger on exactly what it is, but something about him reminds you of how someone you knew looked right before they died suddenly of an unexplained brain hemmorrage. Tell him it’s probably nothing. Then tell him to please, please “be careful” if he experiences symptoms such as let’s say being tired or having a headache, because you just want him to be safe. Then tell him it’s probably nothing again. Then tell him you’re just worrying because all the doctors said this made up dead person was perfectly healthy and they obviously were not because they just died out of nowhere. Then apologize for making this about you and your personal life stories, tell him once again it is probably nothing and that he shouldn’t worry. Then tell him out of nowhere that he is one of the bravest people you have ever met and you just wanted to say that. And then you can leave.
