Is everybody's anus relaxed enough for the coming of our space comrades?

  • luka467 [they/them,he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I wouldn't call it 5d Hyprechess just because they're saying it's not theirs, it's just basic plausible deniability both for domestic and foreign consumption. Basically, on the home front you get more money for the military, as well as having the shitmunchers on board for it in addition to seeing the military/air force/space force (who need to justify their existence now that Trump is gone) as badasses fighting aliens.

    As for why they aren't demonstrating stuff, it's simply a case of not revealing too much about whatever their potential capabilities are to other countries. Historically, at least in the US, secret, state of the art equipment hasn't been revealed, but was kept secret until it had been in use for a long time (see the U2 spyplane, the B117, the B2...).

    I'm not discounting aliens, and honestly I'd much rather it were aliens than Cold War 2 Electric Boogaloo, but I fear it's the latter.

    • space_comrade [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      But if that were true that would basically mean you have trained pilots going in mainstream media and lying about seeing literal sci-fi shit happen in front of their eyes. What's up with that? I don't think any country has literal sci fi tech yet.

      I think aliens is way more likely at this point, the media has even slowly started toying with the idea.