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I have already read the founding declaration and I think we can find a better reason for colonizing Mars than "just because we need a challange." Remember that the greatest killer of this plan will be the motto "We have enough to work on within Earth." The Brits did not come to America because they were bored.
Also the other declarations are a bit vague so we going to need a more vivid view of future Mars. So here is my view...
Our Earth is suffering because of reckless mining and robust industry. With every decade comes raw metals at the increasing expense of the environment. So we must stop all of this in order to let mother Earth recover. Where all get our new raw metals come, then? Simple. All the metal we need is just floating out there in space within the Asteroid Belt. All we need do is place *automated* mining facilities and ship it away.
Here is where Mars enters. We move all industry to Mars and have the colony thier work as dock, port, and factory for the raw metals from the Belt. Then just package the processed materials and transport to Earth. The CO2 released from the factories will also help Mars terraforming projects.
Note: If you have any pull in the Society please send this idea to the brass. Maybe they can use this in a speech.
One of the most unbelieveable part of communism is that Marx called for the retirement of government. Why would you need it in the perfect society communism creates? With the harsh conditions of early settlers it is likely someone must be calling the shots (i.e. a board or king).
But, with that minor detail said I highly believe that their will be some kind of socialism on Mars. The bulk of citizens early on will be labors depending on each other and this will create a society of brotherhood with a government "by the people and for the people." This will certainly set back any attemps at monarchs or rich moguls trying to call rank.
I agree that there will be no kings and would like to state that there will most likely be a democracy governing the colony as it did the first American colonies.
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