Ufology Social Element

After writing that last post, it occurred to me that the "social element" of ufology can't be altogether disregarded. It is only necessary for the scientific research group to ignore this element. This does not exclude the possibility of a seperate or sub-group whose efforts are specifically directed in a social direction.

There is a similar group already in existence, and that is the group involved in the Disclosure Project. However, I think that the ideal group would proceed in a very different manner than Greer's, if they want to achieve a successful social effect.

The single most important difference in my ideal hypothetical group and Greer's group is that upon joining, all members must first agree to a unified public stance: "Ufos are a reality, and beyond this we do not know."

Nothing more can be publicly discussed by any members of the group. No banning of space weapons, no alien races, no planetary exchanges, no reverse-engineered technologies. All of these things do nothing more than muddy the waters, strain credulity, and actually go against the goal of convincing the public. All members, regardless of their "pet theories", must agree that by joining the group they will adopt the group's stance in public. Privately, the members can speculate on crazy stuff till their hearts' content, but publicly they must not deviate from the initial stance.

Now certainly in a forum such as a press conference, questions will arise regarding the specifics about ufos. What do they look like? Where do they come from? etc. The temptation at this point is for individuals to propound on theories because they are ashamed to say simply, "I don't know." Perhaps they're afraid that this will make their stories less believable. Whatever the case, it must be stressed that there is no shame in answering that something is unknown.

If Greer's group had started with this sort of unified front, I think it would have made greater public headway than it has. As it presently stands, guys like Clifford Stone promoting the idea of "52 different alien races" are simply negative influences on the presumed goal. I honestly have no personal opinions on the validity of such statements, but it is absolutely worthless to publicly discuss such topics when the topic of the *reality of ufos themselves* has not been publicly acknowledged as a fact. This would be the equivalent of the Wright Brothers discussing the building of airports before they had sufficiently convinced the public of the feasibilty of an airplane.