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the Aliens boogeyman has been in the works for decadesTwo books for your consideration. American Cosmic by Diana Pasulka is an ethnography on the phenomenon in America specifically from the perspective of a religious scholar. The Super Natural by Whitley Strieber and Jeff Kripal looks at the phenomena from the perspective of a serial experiencer (Strieber) and clears up the bad inferences by the mainstream of his past work on the subject (such as the anal probe which was the only thing the mainstream could focus on from "Communion" and has become an unhelpful meme itself). The latter book discusses among other things, the variable perceptions of a given phenomenon by multiple observers, and it's backed up by the research in a third book "Beyond UFOs" which is the first study of it's kind, funded by the Dr. Edgar Mitchell Foundation.
"Instead of shunning the darkness, we can face straight into it with an open mind. When we do that, the unknown changes. Fearful things become understandable and a truth is suggested: the enigmatic presence of the human mind winks back from the dark." -Whitley Strieber (Communion)
"Of all the people in the world, our shifty, dead-eyed Ukrainian friend in the tracksuit is uniquely incapable of blowing up a dam. He's literally a living saint, a man in whom there is no sin," he went on, describing the general attitude within the mainstream press.Shorthand to "but he's Jewish" .... (Just been reading why there are no Nazis in Ukraine)
Comment: Tucker's opening episode:
And the reactions: