**Imperialism in Early Sci-Fi** - Early science fiction reflected and critiqued imperialism with cautionary tales. - H.G. Wells warned about colonial violence even while imagining extraterrestrial threats.
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Imperialism in Early Sci-Fi - Early science fiction reflected and critiqued imperialism with cautionary tales. - H.G. Wells warned about colonial violence even while imagining extraterrestrial threats. - omny.fm 
# Transcript
> But of course early science fiction emerged during an era of imperialism. After all, as Cecil Rhodes himself said, I would annex the planets if I could. H.G. Wells wasn't actually promoting a colony on Venus. He was opposing British colonies on Earth. He began War of the Worlds by talking about British colonial expansion into Tasmania, writing that the Tasmanians, in spite of their human likeness, were entirely swept out of existence In a war of extermination waged by European immigrants in the space of 50 years. Are we such apostles of mercy as to complain if the Martians warred in the same spirit? The line from Wells to Musk is a line of rupture. > > Read by Jill Lepore
# Episode
Elon Musk is a rocket man. He wants humans to become a multi-planetary species and talks about establishing human settlements on Mars. As President Trump talks up the Mars program while dismantling aid initiatives around the globe, Jill Lepore traces how Silicon Valley's existential catastrophism led to Musks extraterrestrial vision of capitalism.
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Imperialism in Early Sci-Fi - Early science fiction reflected and critiqued imperialism with cautionary tales. - H.G. Wells warned about colonial violence even while imagining extraterrestrial threats. - omny.fm