The world was profoundly changed through the course of single events many times throughout history. For example, 9/11/01. This world, was different the the day before 9/11/01 than it is today. I still think back and can't believe that happened. It was so unlikely, so profound most people like myself wouldn't have ever guessed that event could happen and the world would change so drastically.
I keep imagining, that the same type of change could happen tomorrow if we are openly visited by an extra-terrestrial race. If a visiting alien civilization openly made itself seen and was acknowledged by the mainstream media (and government) the world would change one million percent. It could be the most enlightening change in human history. Within a week any one of us could be visiting stars billions of miles away. Likewise it could be the start of an intergalactic war or invasion of catastrophic proportions.
In either case, the world would change instantly. Everything we know would be different in every way. Everything you think is important today may be meaningless tomorrow.
The lessons learned from the past should teach us about this universal fluid dynamic. We should be prepared for change. The government shouldn't stand by and say that extra terrestrials don't exist. Whether they do or don't the government should be frank and say "we just don't know." In fact there should be a plan developed for what to do if and when they arrive. We should have an exopolitical policy in place. Appointed ambassadors and the common preparedness for such an event. In the 70's and 80's we were prepared for nuclear war in school via civil drills. Why not give more credence to the "unknown" possibility, and prepare in advance?
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