Above: One of Holywood’s imaginary aliens!
The BG has commented in the past about the possibility that some of the world’s governments have been in contact (probably by radio telescope) with advanced alien civilisations.
Various people have asked the question: If aliens exist, why don’t the governments tell us? Some answer that the “People” could not handle it. These people then retort, “Well I could!” Such a person may be a one living in a Western country such as France and may well be an atheist. Such a person may well be able to deal with this. However, how about a deeply religious person from a country such as Afghanistan?
The above however is based on a Utopian premise: That the advanced aliens are benevolent and peaceful and have no malevolent intentions – towards humans!
Let us suppose (for the sake of argument) that the advanced aliens in contact with some governments have, by the statements (to those governments) indicated that their attentions are less than benevolent and whilst not imitating Dr. Who’s Daleks – “You will be exterminated!” – what they intend for all or some humans is let us say, “way less than idyllic” then the world’s politicians will very much wish to conceal this from their populace if they are faced with a situation where their militaries have absolutely no way of defeating or defending their nations.
Put it this way: Suppose elements of the New Model Army of Cromwell was transported to a place where they were forced to fight a modern infantry force numerically equal (in manpower) but equipped with the latest NATO infantry weapons and that this NATO force was composed of fully trained and battle hardened soldiers? Their (the Cromwellian forces) only sensible option would be to lay down their arms at the earliest opportunity and surrender.
We can but speculate as to what Dystopian possibilities could exist for humanity dominated/ruled/taken over by such aliens.
The one thing we can sensibly speculate upon is the reaction of the politicians.
Their first reaction would be one of personal and family self preservation! They would want to ensure that they, their family, their political colleagues and their generous financial supporters would not suffer the fate of the General Public!
But they would have to go much, much further than that! A number of those members of the General Public would have to be spared as well! Naturally, the politicians would want to select their own supporters! This being the case we can speculate that those persons (from across the political spectrum) supporting a collection of policies might be deemed to be the “chosen” whilst those persons opposing this collection of policies might be sentenced to suffer the fate that is to befall the public – whatever that may be!
So maybe those persons who are very “Green”, very “PC”, very careful to announce what their pronouns are and enthusiastic about activities that are not wholly heterosexual will be amongst the “chosen” and those who are not “Green”, not “PC”, have no truck with announcing their pronouns and are wholly heterosexual will be left to their fate!
Then of course there are the practical considerations to be taken into consideration: One of the most obvious approaches to problem solving is to reduce the number of “problems”! Thus nations facing a demographic collapse are going to have fewer numbers of deeply distressed humans to deal with!
How about this:
The politicians in the “Western Democracies” plus China, plus Russia agree to collapse their populations in return for the aliens not doing the horrible things they are going to do to their populations. However: the aliens will be doing those horrible things to the populations of other nations – such as those in Africa.
Insofar as India is concerned; maybe those Hindus of the high castes will be spared whilst those of the lower castes will not be.
Of course, I am probably (and hopefully) spouting Balderdash, Bullshit and Codswallop – but of a very different variety than that spouted by the BBC!