The night skies over our eastern states are alive with UFOs. We’re calling them drones, but they’re flying and currently unidentified, that makes them “unidentified flying objects” by definition – no?
Our Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, says he doesn’t know what they are, but assures us there’s nothing to be alarmed about. His lack of alarm is not very comforting. I’d like to tell him, “Dude, if you don’t know what they are, you should be alarmed.” Mayorkas’ job is to think about all possible dangers to America, and yet he clearly doesn’t have the imagination necessary to handle mall security, let alone the security of 335 million people. Unidentified stuff flying around at night, could be any number of things – some of which might be really bad.
I have a few questions for Secretary “our borders are secure.” What if these objects in the sky are the worst-case scenario – extraterrestrial visitors? If we were being visited by aliens from another planet, would it look any different than the nightly show in Jersey? If not, isn’t that cause for at least a little concern? Shouldn’t those tasked with national security, put some thought into the range of threats those objects may represent, and what our response should be?
In the worst case – if the UFOs are extraterrestrials rather than pranksters or a foreign military – how would they make contact?
Would the aliens do their “big reveal” by dropping out of the sky onto the National Mall (à la, The Day the Earth Stood Still), popping the hatch, and saying, “Take us to that imbecile you earthlings picked to lead you for the past 4 years.” I suspect that since they haven’t scorched the Earth already, they’d prefer to avoid anything destructive – like a worldwide panic guaranteed to crash the stock market and strip every big-box store of its toilet paper inventory for months.
It’s much more likely that the aliens would gradually expose their presence so as not to create too much of a disturbance – a few crop circles here, a few drone sightings there, and a couple of fuzzy radar images should do the trick. It would all be done in a curious, but non-threatening way – allowing us earthlings to slowly awaken from our delusion that we’re the supreme beings of the universe.
If – and it’s a big if – we’re being visited by extraterrestrials, it’s encouraging that it’s been peaceful so far. I mean, we’re the species that starts wars, spends a couple of decades breaking stuff and killing each other, and then gets bored and surrenders. We are not rational. Fortunately, they haven’t gone all Corporal Hicks and nuked us from space because “It’s the only way to be sure.” with such unhinged creatures. Maybe they see something in us that we don’t. But the absence of imminent attack is not the absence of a long-term threat. With that said, how should we respond to first contact?
I’m an engineer. You’d think I’d want to know if the extraterrestrials can unlock any of the mysteries of the universe.
- Is faster than light travel possible?
- Is there any way to get this fusion power thingy working?
- Is Elvis enjoying his stay on Alpha Centauri?
But techie questions are for amateurs and inside-information speculators (looking at you, Paul Pelosi). I’d be more interested in whether our two societies could peacefully get along.
Before we go slapping a coexist bumper sticker on ET’s flying saucer, we need to understand the beliefs and values of the extraterrestrials. Will humans and space aliens be as incompatible as socialists and capitalists, or will we have more in common with ET than we do with AOC?
Do the aliens believe in God – an immortal creator who remains influential in their lives? Do they distinguish between good and evil? Is belief in a higher being the basis for their morality? If our sense of morality is common, it could provide a basis for cooperation. If morality doesn’t guide them, then the laws of nature must. Do you suppose Secretary Mayorkas has seen a few episodes of Wild Kingdom, and understands the significance of human/alien technology disparity? Hint: the lions always eat.
How do the aliens set and maintain standards of behavior? Is their society governed by laws derived from their sense of morality, or developed from experience (i.e. what works)? Do the extraterrestrials follow their own rules without exception, or do they have miscreants like we do? If they have bad-boys too, how are they dealt with? If the aliens are unaccustomed to rule breakers, how will they learn to work with us? We generally have a strong sense of good and evil, but can be quite flexible in our adherence to the rules.
Do they believe social justice transcends individual rights? Does their society accommodate individual rights even if it creates a bit of chaos, or are individuals required to sacrifice for the greater good, like members of a hive? If the extraterrestrials expect us to sacrifice for the wellbeing of the universe, they’re setting themselves up for a big disappointment.
Are the extraterrestrials galactic animal rights activists – believing that all living things have a right to life? Or do they view some creatures as resources – as we do our livestock? If so, how do they define the difference between those with rights, and those without? Is it based on intelligence, social benefit, accomplishment, or some other criteria. Where do humans reside on that continuum? Unless the aliens are card carrying PETA devotees, I’d like to know if we’re in the livestock subset.
What is their motive for contacting us? Do we have something which they need, but are unable or unwilling to take? Is it a business transaction they’re after, or something else?
Perhaps they’re missionaries spreading their beliefs to the savages of the universe, as their sacred duty to God. If so, I’m anxious to see how their first meeting with the Taliban goes.
Maybe they’re just scientists investigating the bio-diversity of the universe. Wait till they get a load of gender fluidity on college campuses. It’ll take them months, just get a handle on all of the pronoun variations – longer if they include Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in their research. But once they’re finished with the abductions and anal probing, what are their plans for the lab rats (i.e., us)?
Whether we can peacefully coexist with extraterrestrials, will depend largely on how they view morality, individualism, and social order. With pilot sightings, airport closures, and no slacking of the UFO sightings, now seems like a good time to think about such questions – doesn’t it?
I have no idea if the recent drone sightings are
- A precursor to extraterrestrial first contact,
- The Chinese exercising the overflight rights they bought from Biden Inc., or
- Santa Claus testing out AI for package delivery.
But failure to imagine the outrageous, is how 19 guys with box cutters managed to bring down multiple buildings, kill 2,977 people, and start a war that lasted for over 20 years. I find it quite unsettling that those tasked with our security, are strangely incurious about things that may or may not be a danger to us.
Author Bio: John Green is a retired engineer and political refugee from Minnesota, now residing in Idaho. He spent his career designing complex defense systems, developing high performance organizations, and doing corporate strategic planning. He is a contributor to American Thinker, The American Spectator, and the American Free News Network. He can be reached at greenjeg@gmail.com.
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