• @pressanykeynow
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    12 months ago

    Well it’s literally Pocahontas in space so more obvious comparison is to the colonialism. They could grow gardens and farms while destroying the natives, the movie would have been the same.

    • Ech
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      12 months ago
      1. Colonialism was driven by capitalism

      2. They weren’t settling land - they were setting up a mining operation.

      • @[email protected]
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        12 months ago

        It was just one line of dialog, but the sequel did mention that the company is expanding from just resource extraction to selling settlements to the wealthiest who are fleeing a dying earth

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          2 months ago

          the sequel

          So not the original then. The one being discussed.