From: stanley@verga.enet.dec.com (What a long, strange trip it's been)
Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors
Subject: Re: What Do You Think?
Date: 6 Oct 92 18:13:20 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1992Oct5.204208.20641@acd4.acd.com>, gvb@TEFS1.acd.com (Gregg Brown) writes...
>In article <1992Sep30.174319.18281@engage.pko.dec.com> stanley@verga.enet.dec.com (My name is...) writes:
>>
>>In article <1992Sep29.173457.1@cubldr.colorado.edu>, crago_l@cubldr.colorado.edu writes...
>>>I'm going to quote an ex-CIA official because I would like very much
>>>to see what people on the net think of his views.
>>> 
>>>This is by Victor Marchetti, former Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director
>>>and Special Assistant to the Executive Director of the CIA. It appeared
>>>as *How the CIA views the UFO Phenomenon,* in SECOND LOOK, Vol.1. No.7,
>>>Washington DC, May 1979, pp. 2-7.
>>> 
>>>He says ....*we have, indeed, been contacted...by extraterrestrial beings, 
> 
>[...]
> 
>>>That's the quote. 
>>> 
>>>So there it all is, the worst fears, even down to the collapse of civilization
>>>as we know it.  What I'm wondering is, what do people think about this now?
>>>WOULD the mass of people go completely ape if it was established that UFOs
>>>and Visitors are real?  I can't quite make up my mind.  Let's have some
>>>discussion on this and see what peoples's views are.
>>> 
>>>Regards, Lou Crago
>>> 
>>
>>Lou,
>>
>>I don't think people today would get very upset at all.  As a matter of fact,
>>I think that a lot of people today are more or less expecting something like
>>this ... waiting for it.  
>>
>>There's no reason why contact would have to have an adverse effect on our
>>systems.  I don't think it would at all... I think it would give people
>>a whole new outlook on life.. on existence... 
>>
>>mary stanley
>>
>>
> 
>A WHOLE NEW OUTLOOK: How are the politians, bankers, lawyers and insurance
>agents going to deal with that? Fact is, if things change, the power (whether
>political or economic) divisions would get shuffled. Someone might come up
>a little shorter. 

 So what?  Humanity would be much better off for the change...as a matter
 of fact.. considering the course humanity appears to be on now, change
 seems essential.

>I think thats where its all at. Lets keep on keeping on
>since we are so comfortable. Its a fear that society would change in an 
>undetermined way. Fear of the unknown, not of the greys. Actually, I think
>the fear lays in the governments possibly not being able to shape or regulate
>their respective populaces in their own predetermined way. 

 They never actually could... so much of what we accept as real is and has
 been mere illusion.

>Kind of like
>the information squelch that ensues under some dictatorial governments when
>they determine that free-thinking individuals basically are harder to keep
>under their thumb. This is an example of politcal power shift. Not a pleasant
>thing if you are in politics.
> 
>Also, another factor is the "gas saver carbuerator" (tm) theory. This is 
>where a guy develops an amazing technological device that will allow the
>average family car to run 1000 miles on a gallon of gas. The big oil
>companies buy it up and pay the inventor millions of dollars to keep 
>his mouth shut. This prevents an economic shift. I don't beleive this
>has happened, just using it as an example. Possibly the Greys' technologies,
>if the Greys exist, would make many large corporations obsolete in a few
>years. I am sure the corporations would be in contact with their respective
>governments to keep this information "down" as a survival technique. 
> 

Corporations evolve just like everything else.  Notice how there are no
blacksmiths anymore? :-)

They would evolve.. and so would the rest of society.

I think you are correct in your assessment of the situation though... 

>The fact is, the world is run on The Golden Rule. Its true. The Golden Rule
>you heard as a child...NOT! The one being used today is:
> 
>He Who Has The Gold Makes The Rules

Surprise! :-) ... the rules are changing....

> 
>I am sure, if the Greys do exist, they that have the gold say the rule is UFOs
>don't exist. If Greys are exposed, guess who has the gold now? Yeah, thats 
>what the corporate and governmental officals are affraid of. Think about it.
>Its pretty appearant.

I doubt the Greys care though... they (undoubtedly) have an agenda of their
own to pursue.

> 
>OK. I can't stop here. You know what pisses me off? This: If a research firm
>came up with a 100% safe, sure cure for, say, heart disease or cancer or
>any one of the major diseases of the world, would he ever be able to market
>it? I doubt it. There are too many doctors/corporations etc. making too much
>money off of it to let that happen. Either that or, they would buy it up,
>patent it and make the price so high as to keep any average person from
>getting treatment. Its almost that bad now and the cure isn't ever there.
> 
>Let the Greys come. If they are friendly, I will shake their hands and wax
>their saucers. If they are not, I will do what I can to blow them off the
>planet.

A sensible attitude... I'm with you.

> 
> 
>Gregg (halfway through Secret Life)
> 
>Ps: Mary: you are right. It wouldn't have to have an adverse affect on
>          society. It would have (read this carefully) an adverse affect
>          on the things that adversly affect society. I think it
>          would be good. 
> 
>-- 
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Hey Greg... fasten your seat belt... we're in for a heck of a ride. :-)
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