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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Avatr is about capitalism

That wasn't glaringly obvious to everyone?

[–] pressanykeynow 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
  1. Colonialism was driven by capitalism

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

the sequel

So not the original then. The one being discussed.

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