Thaluikhain said:
Eh, doesn't work that well on a smaller scale. Racism didn't go away with fighting the Nazis, sexism was around while fighting the communists, homophobia exists amongst groups fighting to end both of those.
This is true, but to put it into perspective you're talking about human and the infinitely
inhuman. As much as the U.S. army talked up about the evils of communists, most U.S. soldiers still didn't take effective action with their weapons in most engagements. Compare that to something that makes our individual differences of self pale in comparison to something
truly alien.
The thing is we as people can rationalize the idea of humans being treated as equals amidst their peers. And you're talking about an instance occasioning in
fluid mobility of social change to a more equitable situation. But barring the idea of the posthuman revolution (still working on that ^_^) ... there is going to be something infinitely complex between the social barriers between human and the alien.
As I've written before, the posthuman condition is about as close to alien that we will meet. Well, not me personally. I'd sign up to be a test subject of an attempt to create the first human hivemind ... completely shareable sense data, removal of the chasm of difference between self and other, real time interrogation that removes the spatiotemporal prison of our lonely existences.
That will be plenty alien enough, I imagine.
Silentpony said:
With a rousing battle hymn!
P.S. I love how we've totally hijacked this thread. Instead of fun conspiracy theories, its now 'Its Starship Troopers great?!'
Truly it shall link conspiracy theorist and non-conspiracy theorist alike, as well! Believe in alien visitation or not, I think we can all agree it needs a good stomping! Actually, I really like the movies and the animated series ... not so much the book.
