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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Why would anyone care if the government can't protect us from 'whatever' that is coming down and doing nothing to us?
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Who is the first one people turn to when #### goes really sideways on grand scale? There is an expectation that our government can protect us, from all possible foes "foreign or domestic."
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The government can't protect us a tornado wiping us all out or tsunami taking out the west coast - yet we still follow the government's rules.
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Ah, but the government does. They are the ones that come in and pick up the pieces. They are the ones that insure you when your insurance company tells you to go #### yourself because the storm was an act of god. The government provides a massive safety blanket for our society and we rely heavily on them. When we can't handle things ourselves we look to the larger collective body (government) to provide those services and protections. When it comes to security we pretty well turn over the whole ball of wax to the government and trust them to protect us.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
So it's a global conspiracy to hide it now? You just explained how the US handles it, in theory, anyway, but would all the other countries with alien materials also have such rigorous protections it is kept secret? I can't buy that.
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There you go putting words in people's mouth again. It's not a global conspiracy and no one suggested as much. In fact, it's just the opposite.
If you had bothered to watch the linked videos you would understand the motivation to hide such discoveries and technologies. There is competition between countries and ideologies and this is just another area of possible advantage that nations can have over each other. Imagine the benefit and power your country would have if they could develop craft such as those observed? Imagine the potential military advantage you would have? Just like there was a race to the moon, and just like there was an arms race, there is a race to understand and gain advantage from the recovered technology.
And yes, all countries have rigorous protections in place to safeguard their secrets. The more developed the nation, the more sensitive their information, the more advanced their safeguards are going to be. The more sensitive the information the more complex the safeguards are. This has been the way of governments for as long as these functions have been around. These practices have been shared or copied over the centuries and from country to country. I'm surprised you're even questioning this. I can't believe anyone would even suggest this is not the case and then hide behind a "global conspiracy" claim. That is what doesn't make sense.