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GONADS125@lemmy.world 11 months agoEh, I’m happy breaking through to a handful amid a hundred. I don’t care about downvotes. To me, it’s just a display of ignorance and avoidance here.
I’ve convinced a decent few people with that write-up so far. Went out of my way to use credible sources and stay away from alien/abduction claims. The witnesses directly quoted are all from within our military and government.
I believe most rational skeptics would be compelled to believe there is truth to UAP (not necessarily aliens…) if they read it. Problem is getting people to read it. Seriously feels like Don’t Look Up.
1984@lemmy.today 11 months ago
People are not rational though. If you paint one group in bad enough light, people will do anything to not be associated with that group. :)
GONADS125@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah it certainly takes a while to reduce the stigma in situations like this. This subject is so heavily and systematically stigmatized.
The Robertson Panel determined our government agencies should gaslight us on the subject to avoid mass hysteria that the Soviets could exploit to cause panic (think along the lines of The War of the Worlds radio broadcast panic).
It’ll take years to make progress reducing the stigma, but scientists and both commercial and military pilots around the world are beginning to facilitate that shift by providing their testimonies.