Originally Posted by
montalk
There was a time when pretty much every debate I engaged in (regarding aliens) required me to argue that not all aliens were good, that we have to be suspicious about their motives. Lots of people were thinking -- some were aggressively selling-- the idea that aliens were generally good guys and we should welcome them.
How things have changed... Now I find myself drawn into debates where I'm having to argue that not all aliens are necessarily evil across the board. Cynicism toward aliens has become the new dominant sentiment in media and entertainment, forums, youtube and disqus comments. That includes the emails I've been getting. It's been years since I've gotten an email trying to sell me on how great the Grays are. And yet before that time, those types of folks were a dime a dozen. Where did they all go? It's like someone pulled the plug on that marketing project.
Anyway, I just find it ironic that things have swung from one extreme to the other.
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