Integration of extraterrestrials in society
By admin On December 5th, 2009Integration of extraterrestrials in society
If an extraterrestrial were to be integrated into our current society, it would be a terrible misfortune – for the extraterrestrial! The creature would have to pay taxes to a greedy, wasteful government, have no final say on how those taxes get spent or if they should be spent at all; have to swear allegiance to a country whose principles are flighty or questionable; be referred to as a consumer and have personal privacy compromised by the census bureau; be told not to loiter and where gum chewing, tobacco smoking, beer drinking, dog walking, etc. are NOT allowed.
Our alien visitor could buy a house, but then discover, as many of us have, that the Town’s permission is needed to paint one’s own house a new color of personal choice … a permit must be acquired to build a simple backyard shed or to have a yard sale in one’s own yard, or to play music on the street. The extraterrestrial would be forced by law to purchase various kinds of insurance or be denied a car, home or affordable health care. Extraterrestrial children would be indoctrinated to be obedient consumers and tax payers, perpetuating the failed system that drives modern society.
The alien would need to deal with dress codes, junk foods, harmful food additives and accept someone else’s religion or suffer threats of eternal damnation. It would be politically incorrect to refer to them as Greys or even “Little Green Persons” even if they do carry “Green Cards” – they’d need to be referred to as “Extraterrestrial Americans” and risk losing cultural identity the longer they stick around.
Do we feel sorry for our future extraterrestrial citizen yet? Instead of integrating extraterrestrials, I say grant them a generous heaping of diplomatic immunity, and not begrudge them if they wish to stay awhile. After having traversed vast interstellar distances to arrive here, they may want to stay a while after all regardless of whether they like or can even stomach our ways. Maybe we should try to see ourselves through their eyes. Remember, that on their planet, we’d also be considered extraterrestrials!
