So...the Mutants were always important (I would even say necessary) to the future of all. Not surprised. And it's because of fear and hatred and jealousy(?) that they've been hunted and exterminated and held down throughout history and as a result humanity's future is at risk of falling to beings like the Phalanx.
There's an important lesson here to be learned, I think. We'll see how well Gillen's philosophy stands up.