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US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles

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Re: US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles

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Won't happen.

Why? The most obvious questions will be asked, and those questions will hurt the financial interests of the powers-that-be.

Questions like "how did they get here?" and "what is the energy source that powers these crafts?" Politicians with stock portfolios chock full of Oil&Gas stocks will certainly not want that info seeing the light of day. Same with those who hold defense stocks - all those trillions spent and they can't shoot down a small craft?

That's nothing to say of the major religious organizations that will inevitably whine and cry that their gravy train is also now also permanently derailed. No more tithing or mandatory donations to a god when there are now species from another planet coming and going as they please, and are likely thousands of years ahead of us.

Re: US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles

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post #2

Won't happen. Why? The most obvious questions will be asked, and those questions will hurt the financial interests of the powers-that-be. Questions like "how did they get here?" and "what is the energy source that powers these crafts?" Politicians with stock portfolios chock full of Oil&Gas stocks will certainly not want that info seeing the light of day. Same with those who hold defense stocks - all those trillions…

Your understanding of incentives is backwards. Politician's stock portfolios aren't fixed in stone. They can sell their Oil & Gas and then short it, or more importantly invest in whatever single company they would steer the commercialization of a new power source to. Defense stocks go up, not down, when people discover there is a new threat we need to arm ourselves against with newer weapons because the old ones were inadequate. And major religious organizations wouldn't suffer at all if aliens exist - I know of no major religion that denies the existence of alien life. Meanwhile, during turmoil, more people turn to religion.

Re: US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles

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Dont get my hopes high. I have the feeling it will be a disappointment. Also why would aliens only visit the us? Surely other countries would be in possession of alien tech if the us was.

I don't believe that there are any alien vessels, intact or otherwise. But I would imagine that a superpower with global reach and a stealth program could (and would) gather craft before the countries where they were located knew they were there.

Re: US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles

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post #2

Won't happen. Why? The most obvious questions will be asked, and those questions will hurt the financial interests of the powers-that-be. Questions like "how did they get here?" and "what is the energy source that powers these crafts?" Politicians with stock portfolios chock full of Oil&Gas stocks will certainly not want that info seeing the light of day. Same with those who hold defense stocks - all those trillions…

> No more tithing or mandatory donations to a god when there are now species from another planet coming and going as they please, and are likely thousands of years ahead of us.

While certainly there would be tension caused by the canonical issues, I don't think people will stop making pleas to what they perceive as higher powers. I would expect that such a shocking revelation would cause more people to flock to the church because they suddenly realize how small and powerless they are.

Re: US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles

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Dont get my hopes high. I have the feeling it will be a disappointment. Also why would aliens only visit the us? Surely other countries would be in possession of alien tech if the us was.

It's for the same reason when you find yourself being forced to enter a 'state' on a website address form , yet you're not from the US.

Re: US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles

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post #2

Won't happen. Why? The most obvious questions will be asked, and those questions will hurt the financial interests of the powers-that-be. Questions like "how did they get here?" and "what is the energy source that powers these crafts?" Politicians with stock portfolios chock full of Oil&Gas stocks will certainly not want that info seeing the light of day. Same with those who hold defense stocks - all those trillions…

> No more tithing or mandatory donations to a god when there are now species from another planet coming and going as they please, and are likely thousands of years ahead of us. While certainly there would be tension caused by the canonical issues, I don't think people will stop making pleas to what they perceive as higher powers. I would expect that such a shocking revelation would cause more people to flock to the c…

Yes, but the whole thing about "(insert deity of your choice here) made man in his own image" that seems to be quite prevalent throughout most major religions gets debunked almost immediately if there's some bipedal creature that predates our entire civilization showing up in a hyper-advanced spacecraft.

There are no higher powers if someone rolls up being able to do what our current understanding of physics calls magic or has no way to explain it.

Re: US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles

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The fact of the matter is the implications if this is real. Which it probably is to a point. Free energy devices and instant travel would decimate the economy that keeps the elite in power.

“We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects and it would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity.” ― Ben Rich CEO Lockheed Skunk Works

Re: US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles

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The fact of the matter is the implications if this is real. Which it probably is to a point. Free energy devices and instant travel would decimate the economy that keeps the elite in power. “We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects and it would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity.” ― Ben Rich CEO Lockheed Skunk Works

Why would it decimate the economy and oust those in power when every other new advancement seems to grow the economy and concentrate wealth on those already able to invest in it?
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