Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens?

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From	djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt)
Subject	Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens?
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Date	2018-05-01 20:34 +0000
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In article <XnsA8D58711D3A6Dtaustingmail@69.16.179.42>,
Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha  <taustinca@gmail.com> wrote:
>djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) wrote in
>news:p82EI4.1s3G@kithrup.com: 
>
>> In article <XnsA8D55A180DA69taustingmail@69.16.179.42>,
>> Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha  <taustinca@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) wrote in
>>>news:p81B6z.1BuJ@kithrup.com: 
>>>
>>>> In article <XnsA8D4D2ADF74CBtaustincagmailcom@69.16.179.42>,
>>>> Ninapenda Jibini  <taustinca@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) wrote in
>>>>>news:p80o1t.1GG@kithrup.com: 
>>>>>
>>>>>> In article <pc7d5301g00@news1.newsguy.com>,
>>>>>> a425couple  <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens?
>>>>>>>By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | April 30, 2018
>>>>>>>07:00am ET 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens?
>>>>>>>An invasion of Earth by alien flying saucers is a trope of
>>>>>>>science fiction. But what if aliens really did find us?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>If aliens reach out to us, what would happen first?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>It's a question that has puzzled science fiction fans and
>>>>>>>scientists alike for decades, and we already may have a hint
>>>>>>>of how people will react. On Oct. 30, 1938, a dramatized
>>>>>>>version of the 1898 H.G. Wells novel "War of the Worlds"
>>>>>>>played on the CBS Radio system across the United States. The
>>>>>>>story details how Martians attacked Earth. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The radio broadcast caused a reaction when people mistook it
>>>>>>>for a real radio report, but accounts vary as to how much of
>>>>>>>a reaction. Some accounts describe nationwide panic, while
>>>>>>>others say not very many people actually listened to the
>>>>>>>broadcast. The promise of alien life stars in Episode 1 of
>>>>>>>"AMC Visionaries: James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction,"
>>>>>>>which debuts on AMC tonight. Still, Search for
>>>>>>>Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) researcher Duncan
>>>>>>>Forgan told Space.com the "War of the Worlds" broadcast may
>>>>>>>be instructive to think about as SETI scientists worldwide
>>>>>>>update their "first contact" protocols. [E.T. Etiquette: How
>>>>>>>Should Humanity Interact with Alien Life?] 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> And there's an excellent docu-drama about it, "The Night
>>>>>> That Panicked America," now finally available on DVD and
>>>>>> other forms. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_That_Panicked_America
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> When I first saw it on the tube, lo these many years ago, I
>>>>>> was on the edge of my seat, telling myself "There weren't
>>>>>> any deaths, there weren't any deaths."  Because it looked
>>>>>> damn likely that there were going to be.  (That's not a
>>>>>> spoiler, that's history.) 
>>>>>
>>>>>If it claimed there was widespread panic, it's as fictional as
>>>>>the radio broadcast was.
>>>> 
>>>> There were patches of panic, one or several people at a time,
>>>> which made for exciting newspaper copy.  The docudrama follows
>>>> about five groups of people who reacted to the broadcast in
>>>> various ways -- not counting the guys who were doing the
>>>> broadcasting.
>>>> 
>>>Heh. Documentaries aren't what they used to be.
>>>
>> 
>> Well ...
>> 
>> Spoilers follow ...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Toward the end of the first act, the studio staff who are *not*
>> part of the broadcasting cast and crew begin to find out that
>> there are people going crazy out there, and they invade the
>> soundproofed engineer's booth and demand that they DO SOMETHING.
>> It's almost time for a break between acts anyway, so they make
>> an announcement there that this is a recreation of H. G. Wells's
>> novel, et cetera.
>
>Yeah, my dad thought that part was hysterically funny.
>> 
>> But of course, most of the people being followed are no longer
>> listening to the radio because they're on the run.  There is one
>> guy in a bar who refuses to believe the Martians have landed,
>> and stays in the bar when everyone else flees.  At the half-time
>> announcement, he shouts "I told ya it was a radio show!" but
>> they're not there to listen.
>> 
>> There's also a very nice sequence with a lot of rich people in
>> San Francisco holding a party.  The maid and butler know it's a
>> fictional program, but the rest of them Won't Listen and run for
>> God knows where, carrying valuable paintings and things.  The
>> butler sits down to listen to the rest of the show, laughing.
>> 
>Sounds to me like tales that have grown - greatly - in the
>telling. Certainly, there was no coverage of mass panic at the
>time. 

Well, there was, in the newspapers, after the fact.  I have a
book contining photos of newspaper clippings, cartoons, et
cetera.  If you really want cites, I can find the book.

-- 
Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at gmail dot com

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OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> - 2018-04-30 08:36 -0700
  Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> - 2018-04-30 08:38 -0700
  Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? casagiannoni@optonline.net - 2018-04-30 16:35 -0400
    Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-04-30 21:09 +0000
    Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 03:41 +0000
  Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-04-30 15:55 -0500
  Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-04-30 21:08 +0000
    Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 03:42 +0000
      Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-05-01 05:28 +0000
        Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 08:51 -0700
          Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-05-01 19:37 +0000
            Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 13:16 -0700
              Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-05-01 20:34 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 14:10 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-05-01 15:46 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 16:46 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-05-02 16:23 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? mvp@web1.calweb.com (Mike Van Pelt) - 2018-05-02 21:57 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-02 15:08 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? mvp@web1.calweb.com (Mike Van Pelt) - 2018-05-02 22:42 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-02 15:53 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-05-02 17:57 -0500
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-05-02 16:15 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-02 16:16 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Lawrence Watt-Evans <misenchantedpress@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 02:01 -0400
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-03 05:36 -0500
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-05-03 05:05 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 08:13 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-05-03 09:28 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 09:42 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-03 21:13 -0500
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2018-05-03 20:52 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-04 05:17 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-04 22:08 -0500
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-04 05:17 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? mvp@web1.calweb.com (Mike Van Pelt) - 2018-05-03 22:08 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 15:55 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? mvp@web1.calweb.com (Mike Van Pelt) - 2018-05-03 23:24 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 16:39 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? mvp@web1.calweb.com (Mike Van Pelt) - 2018-05-03 23:56 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-04 05:14 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-05-04 06:42 -0600
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-04 08:17 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2018-05-04 08:35 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-04 11:44 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-05-02 16:14 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-03 05:34 -0500
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 16:53 -0500
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 15:54 -0700
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? mvp@web1.calweb.com (Mike Van Pelt) - 2018-05-03 23:30 +0000
                Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 21:44 -0500
    Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-05-01 20:55 +1000
      Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 06:17 -0700
      Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Moriarty <blues95@ivillage.com> - 2018-05-01 15:04 -0700
        Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-05-02 00:06 +0000
          Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-05-02 13:40 -0700
            Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-05-02 21:50 +0000
              Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-02 15:52 -0700
      Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-05-17 16:43 +1000
        Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? hamish.laws@gmail.com - 2018-05-17 00:51 -0700
          Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-05-17 01:16 -0700
        Re: OT - How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens? Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-05-25 15:07 +1000
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