Yes, conspiracy theories are fun to think about and they are interesting for late-night radio, and quite a few science fiction writers have done quite well sprinkling around a few tall tales in the conspiratorial world in order to sell more books, and make more movies. Still, it's important to keep a skeptical mind at all times, and try to keep everything in a humorous perspective when it comes to these things, after all, you don't want to lose your grip on reality. Okay so, for today's conspiracy theory case study I would like to discuss with you the crazy notion that the US president is an alien.
First, I would submit to you that the reason that these rumors get started, is that politics is a very dirty game, and often to incite anger, animosity, or even unfortunately hatred, the opposition party will attempt to dehumanize those on the other side of the political spectrum. Of course, the president, whichever party he is from becomes the symbol for that particular political persuasion. Therefore, it should not surprise you that anyone would be calling him an alien.
When I talk about aliens, I'm not talking about illegal aliens, or in this case President Obama's birth certificate, that's a whole other conspiracy theory, that I won't get into in this article. I'm talking about actual alien beings, in other words the president is not a human, he is an alien in disguise, where as some of these conspiracy theorists say a shape shifting alien. And it's not just about President Obama, they tried the same thing with President Bush, Bill Clinton, and President Bush Senior as well. There were conspiracy theories that each of those gentlemen were aliens, and not from this world.
You probably heard the conspiracy theory that they were reptilians, or shape shifters. Interestingly enough, there is enough evidence proving they aren't, however these conspiracy theories in the paranormal realm continue. Regardless of who is president next, or if President Obama gets reelected, these stories will continue. If not with our current president, that whoever gets elected. Is it human nature to do this? Dehumanizing your enemy is something that happens in war, business, and in sports. The other team, other army, or other company is not normal, they are not worthy, and they are not even humans.
Interestingly enough, we tend to develop names for our enemies to degrade them into something which we might consider less than human. The image of a reptilian is one attempt to do that, and the concept of shape shifting from something else which is perhaps hideous and ugly from a human point of view is another way to do that, and I would submit to you that this is what is happening with this particular conspiratorial theory, and that it is false. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.
Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Science Fiction Short Stories. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net
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