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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

They'd need an epstein drive to gain independence though, no way mars would be rich enough by itself to win a conventional war for independence.

[โ€“] Sanctus 3 points 9 months ago

There wouldn't be a conventional war because they're on Mars. Deployment time from one planet to the other would be so long I don't even think you could keep the people motivated enough to fight.