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Originally posted by mazzroth
These private companies have protected the secrets since then and hold onto the technologies like water tight patents, they use compartmentalized Government units to protect this information and they aren't bound by the nations laws.
In a nutshell, I believe once a vast portion of humanity is killed off ( 95%) and once Oil is no longer a money spinner for the Elites will they come forth and screw us to the wall with new technologies.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
Listen, I want the truth just as much as the rest of you do. The gov't is for us by us. The gov't is here to keep us safe. And sometimes the harsh truth is that while it can't keep us safe from aliens, it can keep us safe from ourselves.
I don't buy that and I never will.
Why should some human beings dictate what other human beings need to know?
Any conspiracy to hide the truth about aliens (by a government) is an insult to the intelligence and free liberty of human kind.
The smaller the population the lesser the potential revenue.
You are an organism which craves money and sex.
The simplest answer is YES and National Security.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
Any conspiracy to hide the truth about aliens (by a government) is an insult to the intelligence and free liberty of human kind.
Believe me-- I'm just as upset about this insult as you are. But is satisfying your ego and curiousity (or mine) worth the harm that such news could potentially deliver?
Speak for yourself, please. Why should I crave, what I have readily available ?
Please refrain from making "blanket" statements.
Really ? Enlighten me, and our dear readers with proof of this.
Yes. Yes it is worth the harm to know the truth.
It will cause more harm to perpetually hide the truth.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
Yes. Yes it is worth the harm to know the truth.
It will cause more harm to perpetually hide the truth.
How?
You may like secrets being kept from you, but I don't like them being kept from me.
superior species.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
superior species.
What makes us superior? According to scientists the dinosaurs managed to rule earth much longer than we have (so far). Perhaps teeth and claws will end up beating out higher consciousness... only time will tell I suppose!
Even if we possess "alien technology," is now the right time to reveal it? What if terrorists get their hands on it? People worry about Iran or North Korea having nukes. What if they get an anti-grav device? Or get their hands on some anti-matter?
I don't even need to read the newspapers about some mad dictator on the other side of the world. I see people everyday who aren't ready for the next step. Whether it be fighting over money, the affection of another human, ideals, landuse, etc... no one is on the same page. You can hardly fault gov't officials for being weary of breaking the silence.
The average citizen isn't that interested. We are too busy with our daily complicated lives.
The average citizen is happy to be controlled.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
and more importantly the average person is more interested in spending tax dollars on a sports stadium than a supercolliding super conductor. You cant fault the govt for not forcing us to heavily (tax) spend on radical technologies. if they did that everyone would cry commie.