Greta Thunberg releases satirical Mars tourism ad for richest 'one percent to start again on an untainted planet' and leave the rest of us to 'fix climate change'
In anticipation of NASA's Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for using billions of dollars to visit other planets when our own's suffering.
Thunberg, 18, released a satirical tourism ad for the Red Planet that is aimed at the 'one percent,' suggesting this group should escape from Earth and leave the 99 percent to stay and fix climate change.
The video shows Mars as an 'untouched land' with breathtaking landscapes and incredible landscapes that are just waiting for people wanting to create a new life, without enduring the stresses of climate change.
A spokesperson with The Fridays for Future (FFF), a climate campaign started by Thunberg, said: 'We wanted to highlight pure nonsense.'
'Government-funded space programs and the world's ultra-wealthy 1 per cent are laser focused on Mars (NASA's Perseverance Rover alone cost $2.7 billion for development, launch, operations and analysis) – and yet, most humans will never get a chance to visit or live on Mars.'
In anticipation of NASA's Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thurnberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for using billions of dollars to visit other planets when our own's suffering
The video titled '1%' begins as an enticing tourism ad that encourages Earthlings to be the 'pioneers' that colonize Mars, which has no pollution, wars or pandemics.
'After more than 5 million years of human existence on Earth, it's time for a change. Mars, 56 million square miles of untouched land, breathtaking landscapes, and incredible views. Mars, an untainted planet, a new world where we can begin again, says the video narrator.
'Mars offers the ultimate freedom.'
It seems that by 'ultimate freedom' Thunberg suggests that those who make the great escape will not have to endure the constant reminder of climate change nor abide by protocols countries are rolling out to combat its effects.
It seems that by 'ultimate freedom' Thunberg suggests that those who make the great escape will not have to endure the constant reminder of climate change nor abide by protocols countries are rolling out to combat its effects
The video titled '1%' begins as an enticing tourism ad that encourages Earthlings to be the 'pioneers' that colonize Mars, which has no pollution, wars or pandemics
The video shows Mars as an 'untouched land' with breathtaking landscapes and incredible landscapes that are just waiting for people wanting to create a new life, without enduring the stresses of climate change
Thunberg started FFF in 2018 to address the problem of climate change.
She has given many speeches on the issue, held numerous rallies and traveled all over the world to have herself heard.
And she is also using NASA's Mars mission for a platform.
'We aimed to create a film in a retro-futuristic and propaganda genre that would be both provocative and impactful, said the ad agency FRED & FARID, which was involved with making the video.
The video shows a scene of houses laid out for people who make their great escape to Mars
The video titled '1%' begins as an enticing tourism ad that encourages Earthlings to be the 'pioneers' that colonize Mars, which has no pollution, wars or pandemics
The ultra-wealthy has the resourced to escape to the new world, leaving the 99% behind to pick up the pieces. 'And for the 99% who will stay on Earth we'd better fix climate change,' reads the last scene of the video
The idea of '1%' is to highlight, according to FFF, the idea that the ultra-wealthy sees Mars as a new place to live once Earth has been destroyed.
However, the ultra-wealthy has the resourced to escape to the new world, leaving the 99% behind to pick up the pieces.
'And for the 99% who will stay on Earth we'd better fix climate change,' reads the last scene of the video.
Although Thunberg hopes the video will resonate with the ultra-wealthy, those who fall in that group do not seem phased.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is aiming to send the first humans to Mars in 2026, and billionaire Jeff Bezos is also hoping to venture to the Red Planet with his company Blue Origin.
Commercial space tourism has also become a popular space over the years.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has longed promised trips for $250,000 per person that will take tourists into orbit for a few minutes and then return to Earth.
One of the big tickets trips was announced in January by SpaceX and Axoim.
The firms announced a partnership to conducted trips to the International Space Station for private citizens.
The first mission is set for January 2022, which well send three men to the orbiting laboratory and each has paid $55 million for their seat.
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