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> Knowing what little about humanity I do, what would be the end-game of covering up "aliens". "My fellow Americans... I'm sure you've heard rumors of what I a
by api 6y ago
> Knowing what little about humanity I do, what would be the end-game of covering up "aliens".
"My fellow Americans... I'm sure you've heard rumors of what I am about to say, but I am here as your President to set the record straight about what we do and do not know. What we do know is that there are structured technological craft operating in our airspace that we have reason to believe are not of human construction or operation. What we don't know is... everything else. Where are they from? Who is operating them? What is their intention? Are they friendly or hostile? How long have they been here? Are they simply observing or are they interacting with us? Are any of the stories of extraterrestrial abductions or influence of history valid? ... We also do not have control of our airspace, and the technology of the visitors is apparently so advanced that we have no hope of interfering with their activities regardless of what they are..."
Yeah, they're totally gonna give that speech. Better have cops in riot gear deployed ahead of time.
- michaelcampbell 6y agoAnd you think every gov't in the world is conspiring to withhold this riot-inducing information? Or that ONLY <whatever country you live in> has been visited by something from another planet? Neither seems even remotely possible.
- api 6y agoI was just responding in the abstract to the parent's assertion that there'd be no point in keeping such a thing secret. I can see lots of reasons governments would want to keep it secret. Could they? Probably not for very long. They'd eventually be dragged into divulging by someone else divulging or a huge data leak.