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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoI’m sure a lot of them, but most of the examples I can think of are American.
minus-squareEy ich frag doch nur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAnd what secrets do these countries hide by saying something about aliens?
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoIn the case of Paul Bennewitz, classified radio transmissions. They convinced him it was aliens and he died in a mental hospital. Then there was Kecksburg, where a classified spy satellite was deorbited and they just let folks believe it was an alien spacecraft. Same goes for all the Area 51 and Roswell stuff that helps hide experimental aircraft and secret operations behind a smoke screen of woo.
minus-squareEy ich frag doch nur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 day agoYea that’s all wackos wanting to believe. “I make up weird shit in my head and it’s all your fault” lol
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoBennewitz’s disinformation campaign has been confirmed. The USAF passed him fake documents and encouraged him to think they were UFOs. The book Mirage Men documents this in some detail.
minus-squareEy ich frag doch nur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoOk. So you can say in general that it’s a dogma that governments spread conspiracy theories about aliens. Logical conclusion
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoYeah. But anyone who trusts a government in the first place is an idiot.
I’m sure a lot of them, but most of the examples I can think of are American.
And what secrets do these countries hide by saying something about aliens?
In the case of Paul Bennewitz, classified radio transmissions. They convinced him it was aliens and he died in a mental hospital.
Then there was Kecksburg, where a classified spy satellite was deorbited and they just let folks believe it was an alien spacecraft.
Same goes for all the Area 51 and Roswell stuff that helps hide experimental aircraft and secret operations behind a smoke screen of woo.
Yea that’s all wackos wanting to believe.
“I make up weird shit in my head and it’s all your fault” lol
Bennewitz’s disinformation campaign has been confirmed. The USAF passed him fake documents and encouraged him to think they were UFOs. The book Mirage Men documents this in some detail.
Ok. So you can say in general that it’s a dogma that governments spread conspiracy theories about aliens. Logical conclusion
Yeah. But anyone who trusts a government in the first place is an idiot.