Why UFO Cover-up/10 Major Reasons
1) Possibility of world-wide economic collapse due to introduction of free
energy and anti-gravity technologies.
2) Mass shock and world-wide panic.
3) Public unprepared for interaction with an alien species.
4) Trepidation from fundamental sects of Christianity and other religions which
strongly believe extraterrestrial life impossible. Any such encounter with
alien life forms would be considered contact with "demons and satanic
influences" since some Biblical authorities teach that Satan is "prince of the
air." Influential religious groups could ignite a religious war.
5) Apprehension of invasion. Concern of human slavery, especially by the upper
class elites, and subsequent imprisonment by the colonizing alien races.
6) The Military wants to figure out how the crafts and accompanying technologies
work, for weapons development. They would make top-of-the-line weapons and
delivery systems.
7) The Military needs to know how to defend against the same systems if some
other country's military figures it out before "we" do.
8) Mistrust and lack of confidence in the military might of the United States,
especially after spending $15 trillion dollars over the past 50 years. The
greatest military force in the world would have to admit it cannot prevent
"abductions" since the aliens that pilot the extraterrestrial crafts have
superior flight and weapons technology.
9) New technology to prevent disease and increase aging would further harm
environment due to rapid overpopulation.
10) Debunkers would have to find real work, plus the "egg-on-the-face" syndrome
might adversely affect them.
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Re: Why UFO Cover-up/10 Major Reasons
From: "Frank W. Zammetti" <fzammett@fpsserv.com>
Art Wholeflaffer wrote:
1) Possibility of world-wide economic collapse due to introduction of free
energy and anti-gravity technologies.
Making the assumption that the aliens would be willing to share their
technology, or that we could get the technology in some other way,
neither of which can be assumed. In any case, many times in history, a
new invention has been seen as the thing that will collapse the economy
of all of mankind (the steam engine, the internal combustion engine, the
advent of automated production facilities, just to name a few). And
each time, new, sometimes related areas of economic growth have grown
2) Mass shock and world-wide panic.
The human race as a whole has been so conditioned through the popular
media to accept the possible existence of aliens that such a revelation
would not shock nearly as many people as you think. True, there would
be some incidents of mass shock and world-wide panic, but they would be
small pockets in the whole of our species. Some would say that this
conditioning part of a master plan. I don't know, but it's there none
the less.
3) Public unprepared for interaction with an alien species.
In some ways, this is true. In our own history, any time two separate
groups of people have met, there is usually hardships in the beginning
while both sides tries to learn the others' ways. But we've gotten past
MOST of them (not enough unfortunately). We would do the same with an
alien species, MOST LIKELY. It could also be that they would be so
vastly different from ourselves in terms of their culture that we could
not overcome the differences. This would be, obviously, a very bad
circumstance.
4) Trepidation from fundamental sects of Christianity and other goofy religions
which strongly believe extraterrestrial life impossible. Any such encounter
with alien life forms would be considered contact with "demons and satanic
influences" since some Biblical authorities teach that Satan is "prince of the
air." Influential religious groups could ignite a religious war.
This is a very valid argument, although I don't like the way you use the
term "goofy religions". No religion should ever be called goofy as it
is just a system of beliefs for certain people. We need to be more
accepting of people that believe differently than we do, but I'm not on
some crusade to change anyone's opinion. There probably would be some
problems for the established religions of the world, however, would they
have any choice but to accept the existence of aliens when they land on
their own front lawns? As is the case throughout our history, things
will be interpreted by religions in the context of their beliefs. Yes,
some people would view aliens as demons, or even the opposite, angels.
Would there be religious wars? Perhaps, from some of the more radical
groups around the world, but again, I think your overstating a
reasonably small problem in terms of holy wars. We have them now, I
don't think they'd increase to any measurable degree.
5) Apprehension of invasion. Concern of human slavery, especially by the upper
class elites, and subsequent imprisonment by the colonizing alien races.
This is a reasonable concern. If aliens exist, and if the are visiting
earth, they obviously are at least as advanced technologically as we are,
most likely more so. If their purpose was hostile, we would be in some
trouble, and I think it's reasonable to look at various scenarios for
defending ourselves seriously. They also may come down and be a bunch
of ET's, eating Reeses Pieces and talking funny, being no threat to us
at all. Invasion is a valid concern, but why is that a reason for a
cover-up? Indeed, if the government new there was an invasion imminent,
or even possible, they would do well to tell us. Unless they have some
sinister plan for world domination by taking advantage of a marauding
alien race, but that is quite far-fetched, and also highly stupid on
their part, and as much as I distrust any government, I don't think very
many are stupid outright!
6) The Military wants to figure out how the crafts and accompanying technologies
work, for weapons development. They would make top-of-the-line weapons and
delivery systems.
Could be, but again, why cover it up? There is so much talent and
knowledge in the private sector they would again be well served to tell
us the truth and let us all try and figure it out. In fact, it would
very likely be a boom for the economy, since the defense industry would
again be a hot-bed of employment as it was in years past.
7) The Military needs to know how to defend against the same systems if some
other country's military figures it out before "we" do.
Again, could be, but see my argument from above. It applies here as
well.
8) Mistrust and lack of confidence in the military might of the United States,
especially after spending $15 trillion dollars over the past 50 years. The
greatest military force in the world would have to admit it cannot prevent
"abductions" since the aliens that pilot the extraterrestrial crafts have
superior flight and weapons technology.
This could be. Embarrassment is often a reason for lying, especially for
the government.
9) New technology to prevent disease and increase aging would further harm
environment due to rapid overpopulation.
It also would allow us to keep more livestock alive, probably give us
biological engineering capabilities to grow more food, etc., so world
hunger could potentially be reduced. So, the government is potentially
withholding knowledge that would save lives, which is the same thing as
murder to many people? Man, I HOPE your wrong about that one!
10) Debunkers would have to find real work, plus the "egg-on-the-face" syndrome
might adversely affect them.
A joke, no doubt, but, I kind of agree!
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Re: Why UFO Cover-up/10 Major Reasons
From: Wil Mobberley <mobydick@mobydick.demon.co.uk>
In article <5nlg2j$tf0$1@host-3.cyberhighway.net>, "Art
Wholeflaffer" <smqueen@cyberhighway.net> writes
(SNIP 10 reasons)
You missed out number 11: Shame
The authorities handled our first major contact with visitors from
another world so appallingly badly that there would be a major outcry if
it were revealed just how crass the behavior of the military had been.
Perhaps it may be a miracle that we are not engaged in a major
interplanetary war of our own making.
or number 12: Greed
The authorities have been so self seeking that the public would be
baying for blood if it knew how such a major event as contact with ETs
had been subverted for the selfish desires of a minority unfit to act on
our behalf.
or number 13: New religions
Idiots would worship the ETs thinking them divine.
or number 14: Extremist racial groups etc.
Aspects of the ET behavior might be "politically incorrect". For
example, what if they abducted a statistically significantly lower
number of Afro Caribbean's or red heads, people from Belgium or any other
group you care to think of? Are there statistics which could be used to
further the aims of extremist groups? Hard to argue with a superior
technology. If they don't think it worth abducting a certain group,
maybe that group is inferior after all...
or number 15: The Shangri La syndrome
The ET way of life is gentler, kinder, less selfish and therefore not to
be placed before the public for comparison with our own governments.
or number 16: Nightmare
The truth is so awful, so terrifying and so inevitable that a high level
decision was made to allow the human race a couple more generations of
"happiness/blissful ignorance" before all hell is let loose, on the
basis that if we are powerless anyway why burden people with something
awful for which they can do nothing to prepare? One example could be the
need for ETs to acclimatize and assimilate our germs before they can
live down here. Perhaps the authorities know that the clock is ticking
and when the alarm bell goes off it's bad news for everybody.
or number 17: Incompetence.
Nobody will shoulder the responsibility of letting the information out.
It is so compartmentalized that nobody knows enough to act and would
lack the gumption if they did.
or number 18: Embarrassment to world press.
Disclosure of what many of us have suspected for so long, a final
admission, would show our media up as the spineless, witless bunch of
hypocritical cowards they really are. How on Earth did the powers that
be manage to hide everything and either secure the cooperation of (or
manage to outwit) for so long our politicians, our newspapers, TV news
stations, eminent scientists etc etc etc? When the truth finally comes
out, if I am still around, I will enjoy smirking in the faces of every
pompous Tom Dick and Harry who was so superior looking down on those of
us who knew that there was something going on. The worry for the
authorities would be that nobody would ever trust a newspaper headline
or government statement ever again. Almost certainly a movement would
begin demanding greater freedom of the press.