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Imagine the panic from people whose whole belief systems are turned on their head within the space of 1 hour , the looters , the riots , the vigilantes who've been waiting for this very moment , the sellers on wall street would be apopleptic and the economy would go into meltdown with everything from pharmaceutical companies to petrocorps to defence going into panic-driven freefall.
Originally posted by HumanMeatsuit
so where is the aliens?
Originally posted by kno22
reply to post by Reconciler
Imagine the panic from people whose whole belief systems are turned on their head within the space of 1 hour , the looters , the riots , the vigilantes who've been waiting for this very moment , the sellers on wall street would be apopleptic and the economy would go into meltdown with everything from pharmaceutical companies to petrocorps to defence going into panic-driven freefall.
Panic? Looters? Riots? That doesn't come from experience so, where does it come from? Yes, disclosure would cause a profound re-evaluation of many of the things we know & believe in. Frankly much of that should be re-evalutated anyway...but that's not the point. Individuals might find it hard to adjust at first. Some would react badly. Those things happen every day as it is.
Fear of the unknown has always been with us & we survived in spite of it. Wall Street is the looters. Economic chaos is already causing riots around the world. Our economy in the USA, not to mention most of the world, is already if free fall. People will either fall back on their faith or they will lose faith. In which case their faith wasn't well established to begin with.
I think the human race is stronger then that. We don't buckle that easily.
Originally posted by Reconciler
I get the impression ATS is filled with vigilantes just waiting , salivating , hoping for the day an extinction-event sized asteroid is announced so they can finally use all the supplies they've been hoarding in their makeshift underground bomb shelter.
Is there anyone sane here ? Anyone who'd not predisposed to spreading fear ?
reply to post by Reconciler
This is serious stuff , full of consequences that most dont even stop to consider
Originally posted by kno22
reply to post by Reconciler
This is serious stuff , full of consequences that most dont even stop to consider
Yes it is serious & I, to some extent, agree with you. Disclosure would bring about huge socio-economic consequences. Many would not be able to handle it well. Aren't many of those issues already on us without a visit from ET?
I do know this. Those who believe don't need convincing. Those who don't believe can't be convinced. I believe humanity, in all its frailty, is still strong enough to adjust. Without that single ability we would have died off long ago.