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fredinno 1 point ago +1 / -0

Objectively, the chances of him succeeding is slim. Landing on Mars? Sure. 1 Million people? Not happening.

The Outer Space Treaty also makes Elon subject to US law on Mars. Which didn't stop him from giving it the middle finger.

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desync_ 2 points ago +2 / -0

British law also applied to the 13 Colonies, yet...

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fredinno 1 point ago +1 / -0

It did. For over a century.

Pretty safe to say none of us will live to see a free Mars. Settler Colonies have never become independent within the first century of being founded.