[a fool in paradise]

You move to a commune on Mars and you would be property of “the State”. Every comrade would be expect to “pull his weight” on the farm. You “resist” and you are cast out into a harsh environment on your own.

You would be dependent on them for your very oxygen you breathe, every drop of water. Every crumb of food.

No thanks.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Maybe we could send all the liberals there. Most of them would be thrown out of the airlock in a week.

[Reeses]

The racial politics of who gets to go would kill any Mars utopia project. Having humans on two planets would improve human survivability, but the systems would quickly diverge and become incompatible with each other. An unexpected gift of blankets from Mars could introduce multiple microbes and diseases not seen before.