If disclosure happens, what do you think is going to be the reaction of most people? Mass panic because they are not able to handle the information or do you think most people will be glad and happy that extraterrestrials exist?

Thanks.


[edit on 21-3-2010 by sphinx551]

i think there would be many reactions. Some may go run for the hills, others may want to try to contact them and a lot of people would probably go to their government buildings along with less predictable reactions.

But then again I think it all depends on what the gub ment know. Are they hostile or friendly? How long has the gub ment known about the aliens?

People can't handle passing Health Care Reform, so I highly doubt they're ready to accept the fact that we're in a universe that's obviously teeming with life.

I think at this point, my reaction would be...
"Well it's about F-n time." Then I'd go on with my day.
I know they are real. I know they are here. That's enough
for me.

ask random people and find out. I think a lot of people in this age have had thoughts about ufo's or aliens.

Originally posted by oppaperclip
But then again I think it all depends on what the gub ment know. Are they hostile or friendly? How long has the gub ment known about the aliens?

Let's assume both scenarios:
Scenario A: Aliens being disclosed are benevolent.
Scenario B: Aliens being disclosed are not benevolent.

As for the government knowing about aliens, let's assume for at least 60 years.

Yes without a doubt we could handle disclosure.

Why not ???

waits patiently for the "you cant handle the truth posts"

[edit on 21-3-2010 by lee63]

Yes..I think the world in general is tough enough to hear this. If this was 200 years ago, then no...but currently I would see no issue with it.
in the 50s, after the initial flying saucer claims and suddenly these saucer crafts being reported all over the place...the people actually enjoyed the concept...there was fan clubs, massive excitment, etc.

The actual actions showed a immediate excitment and willingness to usher in the new era.

Some point to the war of the worlds insanity that happened...but the context was that it was a report of a current alien invasion happening and toasting citys and towns as he spoke...of course that flipped people out...but it could have been any invasion force that would have freaked people out, so that argument never did stand.

Anyhow, we are ready...we have been ready for 60 years, but it wont happen anyhow, so oh well.

There are extremists in every group. We, as a collective of "Disclosees", would in fact have a cornucopia of reactions. I like to think that the majority (myself included) would be happy that we could put our skeptic minds at rest finally, but pretty much live life Bidnessasushal.

There would be suicides from some, probably the ones that can't reconcile the existence of ETs with their religion, probably all sorts of miniature religious cults (and maybe one or two big ones) would sprout up, and I suspect a few hard core militia types would head for the hills with as many guns as they could carry. Some may simply crack at the attempt to wrap their minds around this new truth and the homeless rate would skyrocket.

I may be ignorant, but I suspect these reactions will be few and far in between. I like to think that most of us, now that the "if" question has been answered, would be more concerned with the actual "why". I know I will.

ETA: If scenario B, malevolent ETS...disclosure would most certainly not happen. TPTB would make deals for themselves, and leave the ignorant sheep to the slaughter.

[edit on 21-3-2010 by Cole DeSteele]

"If disclosure happens (in United States), what do you think is going to be the reaction of most people?"

I'd ask them to present real solid physical evidence to back their claim, and not just some cartoonish aircraft bouncing around on some poor quality video.

"Scenario B: Aliens being disclosed are not benevolent."

If aliens are not benevolent, chances are they could mount an attack without having to first introduce themselves to us. In other words, let's cross that bridge when we get to it.

Some would some wouldn't.

I think if there were real disclosure with real facts then it could form a basis for mass paranoia. Even if they're friendly, they can still morph in front of you without warning in the middle of nowhere and if thats not enough to turn your pants brown I don't know what is - acceptant of the whole "aliens" thing or not.

But like others above have said, disclosure HAS been happening. So mass paranoia will occur sooner or later

The hardest part IMO is getting it into education. Until it's written in text books or taught to pre-schoolers, it surely isn't considered disclosed and fully true. But of those of us who grew up just on a hunch & those that never did - I think it'll be future generations that are taught the possiblities/realities from birth that will truly be able to handle disclosure.

That and the force of the spell of the alien wizard

[edit on 21-3-2010 by markymint]

Personally I would love to have an answer once and for all, sooner or later I think it will happen.

Whether the government is involved will remain to be seen.

I think however we need to step back and look at the bigger picture: The western world is increasing prepared/anxious for the truth. The problem is that the west accounts for only 1/6th of the world's population.

...that leaves 5.5 billion (ish) people.

There won't be any announcement from government until the entire world's population is at a point that disclosure would have reasonablly predictable results. Look around at the rest of the world.

That's going to take a while yet.

The only chance for this in the near term will be either from someone outside the establishment or from 'them'.

well I think the OP title is quite minuscule in scope.

There is more to this topic than just disclosure.

There is also the questions of:

"What has the government done with the technology
they have collected since THEY were first introduced
to Alien Technology?" Has it been used for good
or bad? I think the reason why disclosure hasn't
already happened is that corporations and the military
is using this technology for nefarious purposes.
There fore disclosure of Aliens means disclosure
of the evil plans that they had in mind for it's technology.
And they will stand behind the National Security
blanket on that topic. So basically you can't have
one without the other. Cuz if big brother says yes
we have aliens here, it's the subsequent questions
that gonna cause the biggest grief.
How do u think the WH Press Sec is gonna respond to the
question:

"Do we have our own flying saucers??"

As for me, I'm ready for disclosure, however I think
letting the cat out of the bag is gonna open up
Pandora's box.

It does rather beg the question, can they handle us, maybe more can we handle knowing about them?

That is to say, we are this jewel of a planet, full of a myriad of life, most of which is chased, cudgeled and eaten, en masse, by this bipedal ape that thinks the Universe was created solely for its' own usage by some deity they invented themselves, based wholly on their own petty prejudices.

They have a propensity for allowing psychopathic madmen rule them based wholly on a collective fear of people who live on the other side of an imaginary line drawn, completely arbitrarily, on a map.

The majority of the population spend, almost their entire adult lives, in servitude to others. In return , they receive virtually nothing as recompense.

Their primary instinct is to react to anything new with horror and condemn it out of hand, unless it involves, often, prurient sexual gratification.

They live in large groups and then, spend endless hours complaining about it. To *get away from it all*, they travel in their thousands to exactly the same places. On arriving they litter the place with their discarded artifacts and in doing so, often completely despoil the natural beauty they claim to, so admire.

Which sort of leaves one wondering, who is ready for full disclosure to whom?

Originally posted by sphinx551
If disclosure happens (in United States), what do you think is going to be the reaction of most people? Mass panic because they are not able to handle the information or do you think most people will be glad and happy that aliens exist and government finally came clean?

Thanks.

Why the United States?

Why would disclosure be any less credible if it came from another nation?

I believe that other nations are trying to disclose, but for some reason people are waiting for the USA to confirm..........why?

Do you really believe that the USA is the guardian of truth?

An ex Canadian minister disclosed the truth........why is that any different to America disclosing?