reply to post by Caioneach
With your permission i would like to play the devil's advocate.
The possibility of humans unite under a threat from outer space or from an open alien visitation is a possibility,but from my point of view,i don't
see it happening.
Let me explain:
From what i have seen in all the years i'm alive is that humans don't react well to changes.They finally adapt but it takes time.Even small changes
in everyday life,can turn a human into an animal.
The classic scene from science fiction movies,when an alien invasion or a great destruction is announced or takes place,you don't see humans to try
to survive,but to break into stores and steal things.Destroy,burn and even kill each other.That is what i expect in a case of an open alien
visitation.
Also you must have noticed how religions react to changes.When they had more power,they used to execute the "heretics" for bringing new ideas,that
contradicted their beliefs.If you search ATS you will find dozens of threads on how aliens are demons(and their existance is theoretical).In the
religious agenda aliens races don't fit in the picture.
Politicians and all types of authority,they will attack the aliens,before they even know their intentions.The idea of them losing power will drive
them insane.
There are many examples that i can write,that unfortunatelly show that humans aren't going to react very well to an alien visitation.
I have lost faith in humanity for some time now and i personally believe that some of the reasons that aliens don't show themselves is that they are
afraid that we are going to destroy ourselves,before we accept their existance.