Is it safe to say that people who want us to colonize Mars are very dangerous?

How can they avoid the lessons of history?
Colonizing Mars, after our experiences with colonialism on Earth?

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No, it's not safe to say that, but looking at history, this is what's going to happen:

1. A Martian colony will be established, with the goal of becoming sustainable without support from Earth.
2. The government (or governments) in charge of the colony will try to enforce laws on the colonists, who won't see why Earth laws should apply to them.
3. The colony will apply for independence and be denied.
4. There will be a war, and an outcry from the United Nations.
5. The colony becomes a country.