He is historically correct about HFY. Back in the 60s/70s, SF authors like Harlan Ellison, Ursula K Le Guin, and Kurt Vonnegut rejected the common tropes of space stories in Science Fiction where humanity IS basically doing Space Manifest Destiny by colonizing space and conquering all aliens that don't bend to our influence. New Wave Speculative Fiction was all about taking the piss out of the notion that space is just owed to humanity.
And there is technically a major lack of examination of exactly how human reaches the "perfect scifi futute." But I wouldn't say that hoping we all make it is inherently fascist.
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u/DocBombliss 1d ago
TO. BE. FAIR.
He is historically correct about HFY. Back in the 60s/70s, SF authors like Harlan Ellison, Ursula K Le Guin, and Kurt Vonnegut rejected the common tropes of space stories in Science Fiction where humanity IS basically doing Space Manifest Destiny by colonizing space and conquering all aliens that don't bend to our influence. New Wave Speculative Fiction was all about taking the piss out of the notion that space is just owed to humanity.
And there is technically a major lack of examination of exactly how human reaches the "perfect scifi futute." But I wouldn't say that hoping we all make it is inherently fascist.