Did the Atlantis Expedition bring a flag?

[horridporrid]

So I was reading (of course I was reading *g*) and I came across this viewpoint:  The Atlantis expedition behaves in the Pegasus galaxy as the British behaved in India circa 19th century.  They are, in fact, Rudyard Kipling on crack.  This... intrigued me.

eta: I want to clarify that this is a question I formed for myself.  It's a vast

Comments

[anonymous]

Also - thank you for the offer to clarify whether your interpretation of Rodney's comment was what I intended, but that's okay, no worries. What I think would be helpful, however, is to distinguish between what that scene does in the story - has two men from Earth draw comparisons between the perception that they're imperialists in Pegasus, and instances of imperialism back home - and your bigger question (which seems inspired by the scene, but is not directly drawn from it). I have absolutely no problem with folks discussing whether or not the Atlantis expedition is exactly the same as the British occupation of India - that's an interesting discussion to have! But I think it's misleading to suggest that the story itself makes that claim.

[horridporrid]

Done! :) I really did want this to post to be focused on the question rather than what I leaped from -- so thank you for letting me know I wasn't getting that across.

[anonymous]

thank you!