 But does that mean that we're evil with respect to the ants? Does that mean that we have a grudge against the ants? That we viciously hate the ants? No. We just don't care. Same thing for War of the Worlds, when H.G. Wells talked about the Martians invading us. Did the Martians hate us? No. We were in the way. The Martians wanted to take over the Earth because their planet was dying. Our planet was young, fresh.