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ROSWELL HOAXES

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GrayFoxDown
, 07-09-2007 at 06:00 AM (1782 Views)
As the real world becomes increasingly more complex and difficult to comprehend, it shouldn't come as any surprise that people will exert their intellectual energies in the strange and otherwordly. With a "war on terror" that no one could make heads or tails out of, oil prices that have made oil tycoons a de facto ruling elite (along with the numerous other trials and tribulations afflicting this world), the outre and strange is receiving increased attention. From urban legends to "near-death experiences", and from vampires to ghosts and a host of other things that go "bump-in-the-night," these appear to have replaced reality with escapist fascination.

One of the most popular and famous of these fascinations is the Roswell Incident of 1947. Today it celebrates its 60th anniversary and the climate in Roswell, New Mexico is as ridiculous as ever. If it's possible that anyone out there doesn't know about Roswell, it's alleged by many that a UFO crashed there and that the government is hiding knowledge of extraterrestial life ; the military claiming that what actually crashed was a top-secret weather balloon. This claim was challenged by many over the ensuing years and the incident is commemorated and the government's claim challenged by a festival held in Roswell every year since the 1990s.

FAR be it from me to believe even a few things governments have to tell me (read my post SAY WHAT!!!); however, I won't spit out one hoax only to swallow an opposing hoax. The following is an example of how the government's cover-up of the Roswell UFO crash is being "commemorated" and "challenged":

A guitarist for a band called Element 115 named "Michael" (no last name) says he doesn't "think" a UFO crash occurred, he "KNOWS" it and "hands out his business card." He hopes to be the "house band for a huge theme park with amusement rides, a concert hall and a 300-room hotel shaped like a flying saucer." All this amidst a swarm of vendors hawking "trinkets and dolls, photo-ops with costumed aliens...and a kit to test whether your neighbor or boss is from outer space ...." Mayor Sam LaGrone is happy over the "economic boost" it will give the city of Roswell. (AP)

If people really want to examine a mystery that may be a much easier one to solve because a much easier one to question, I suggest this little item (since the Roswell fans are so interested in crashes, it should be right up their alley ): What REALLY happened on September 11, 2001? But I guess that wouldn't be as entertaining and certainly not as profitable...if I were one of the powers-that-be, I would certainly encourage more and more people to go to Roswell and related fantasy lands.
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  1. Shalot's Avatar
    Actually, my little brother came home from school with a VHS tape that explained what "really" happened on September 11th. Maybe you've seen it. According to the video, the twin towers couldn't have fallen down so neatly just from the impact of the planes and the heat from the fires caused by the fuel from the plane (I guess). It was a controlled demolition.

    And the video footage of a plane crashing into the Pentagon doesn't really show a plane hitting it at all (according to the tape).

    I am not saying I believe what the tape says about 9/11, or that aliens really crashed here on earth and the government's explanation about a weather balloon is bs. I am just saying that if you can pull together enough evidence, you could make a case for anything. And if you have the ability to do that convincingly enough, you can get a job doing it. And in order to present your argument, you must be able to put words on paper and you must be very familiar with grammar and mechanics just so that people focus on your argument and not on your poor sentence construction. If you can't put the sentence together, you can't convince your reader that you're making a valid point. And that my friends, is why studying English is a good thing.



    So, if anyone was wondering why he/she majored in English, consider the points made above.
  2. GrayFoxDown's Avatar
    The Truth is a very painful matter for some people. It may go against everything they believe in or everything they force themselves to believe in (I'll admit that I often share in this problem myself). Writing that is contrary to their views is seen as poorly-constructed and ill-supported by factual evidence...not good enough to satisfy their refined tastes (if the same writing were to convince, these same people would probably call it "propaganda.")

    How dare someone question the events of September 11, 2001 when such leaders as a President Bush and his ilk are in charge? (Since we're on the subject of deficient English usage, there's a man who has mastered the King's English!) It would, in all probability, take an English major of superior erudition to raise questions pertaining to matters of espionage and intrigue. He wouldn't merely state that something "smells rotten" in Denmark, but support his statement with the most substantial scientific data as to Why and How something could EVER smell rotten in Denmark. Hence, it becomes a full-time job merely to propose that an issue just doesn't make sense or remain absolutely silent in regard to it.

    I'm sorry, my friends, but English majors come a dime a dozen (no matter what their "little brothers" come home from school with). This Blog remains open to all: they could either visit here or not visit here...the choice to do that is theirs, the freedom to express what I believe remains mine (if Lit.Com would allow me to remain).
  3. Shalot's Avatar
    I am not sure if I pissed you off or what --- it certainly wasn't my intention.

    *shrugs*

    I agree with you about English majors --- they're a dime a dozen.

    I just wanted to respond to your post about 09/11 without giving away my thoughts on it since politics comes into play and I don't want to go there. It is amazing to me how much information (and misinformation) is out there and you really have to be careful about what you buy into sometimes. That's sort of where I was going with my post.

    Have a good night.
  4. GrayFoxDown's Avatar
    This is only the second time I've ever posted a comment in my Blog's comment section (something I never intended to do, not to affect the comment count). I reply to everyone via PM or by leaving a reply on their own Blog. This post does indeed touch on politics (especially if the Truth entails politics), but 9/11 is a matter that more than touches me.

    I personally witnessed the HORRORS of that day: from the planes hitting the Towers, people jumping from the windows (seeing at least three of them splattered on the pavement in front of me) and ultimately the collapse of the entire World Trade Center; of course, it is something I'll never forget. However much I try to ignore that day, it seeps back into my mind. Things like Roswell only serve to prompt my ever-lurking outrage towards deceit and how deceit is being constantly utilized to "daze and confuse" the American public or have them daze and confuse themselves.

    Shalot, since you claim that it wasn't your intention to piss-me-off, I have no good reason not to believe you. I certainly did misunderstand your post (I'm not always very clever): our dread of political issues which forces us to cloak our words in vague forms and structures is bound to lead to misinterpretation. Nonetheless, this matter, which I regret, (and as far as I'm concerned) is resolved and we can call it a day. Actually, politics and me make strange bedfellows and this will certainly be my last politically-oriented post (at least for a time). Thanks for reading and for your feedback.
  5. kiz_paws's Avatar
    Michael, I personally think that Joe-Citizen out there does not really want to know truths, because it would make him uncomfortable... There are truly many things out there that have been chewed up and spat out with a 'reasonable' explanation that Joe-Citizen is happy with, and that is that. Or is it.... ?? I hear you, for what it is worth! Kizzo
  6. mtpspur's Avatar
    I'm feeling just a bit of an idiot. It wasn't till just now reading your blog (and now the comments--last night was a house tidy up night with the goal to avoid the backyard lawn mowing and score points with the long suffering wife) that you were there at 9/11. I am very aware how the rest of your life and view of the city will be colored. From a military view and with great care I believed then and still believe that the attack on the U.S. was well over 20 years in the making and had selfishly hoped to die before it happened--take out Wright-Patterson AFB and you hit an enormous hole in military contracting--thus the arrogance of this particular base and it's unmilitary like mindset. (21 years of military briefings on terrorism gives you a unique perspective on the situation--at least for me. Roswell to me was never a major interst of mine. Much like urban legends amusing to know not something I spend a lot of time on nattering over.

    I'm with you on the comment count. I'll reply back every now and then to clarify and occassionally PM members I trust with how I really feel (running sore vs. minor wart problem.)

    So I assure you I always read you and sometimes have little to add that would provide substance. But you are appreciated. Rambling comment out (to steal from bluebiird).