Will President Donald Trump disclose to the public any information the U.S. government might have on extraterrestrial alien life?
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Poll? (Score:2, Insightful)
What kind of stupid as fuck "poll" is this?
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This is listed as "troll", but it's a valid question. Slashdot's had a lot of silly polls over the years, but this is absolutely moronic.
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I don't mod up posts with profanity but I don't mod them down either.
I never mod a coward up.
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Looking for other poll-related suggestions or meta-comments, but I can't figure out yours. A meta-comment about moderation under an AC Subject: line?
Anyway, regard the polls I think I'd prefer to ignore the Donald and hope it goes away. Notwithstanding, I have started thinking about a more irreverent poll on the Trump topic:
Whose president will Trump be?
(1) The angry losers'
(2) Alt-Right's
(3) Pence's
(4) Putin's
(5) Cowboy Neal's
However, right now my annoyance is focused on dual-SIM phones. I don't suppose th
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He won't want to give up his relatives (Score:1, Troll)
Trump would never reveal the origin his ancestors from the planet of orange hair and incoherent thought processes.
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This would imply he has a filter between brain and mouth, which all available evidence seems to refute.
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It could also be that he did all in purpose to win the election. It is arrogant to believe his demagogy was an accident. We will never understand how to get a more civilized election next time, if we do not figure out how that worked and how to fight it. True Clinton was not a good opponent, but still in the whole election no important aspect of the future of the US was addressed only feelings.
Yes, if they let him. (Score:5, Funny)
Doubt they will though, seeing as how he and his base have enough trouble accepting terrestrial aliens.
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Probably give it the funny mod point if I ever got one to give.
My actual reaction was "Of course not, unless there's something in it for him."
Slightly deeper analysis: If non-Mexican aliens have been detected, then (1) There must be some compelling reason to keep it a secret, and (2) I can't believe the government could keep such a big secret for 10 minutes.
Definitely a throwaway poll. For a better poll suggestion I think I'd like to see something about how Trump won. My own theory is that Putin did it. He
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"Slightly deeper analysis: If non-Mexican aliens have been detected,..."
We are already here. Have been for centuries. Yeah, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo caused some issues...
"Definitely a throwaway poll."
Definitely NOT.
Short of Firearms, which we despise, we much prefer Ridicule. Except in cases where voices are suddenly, and rather violently, silenced, Ridicule is the best long-term answer. That chap in Italy, with that all too recently again, all too familiar Bluster... what was his name?
Out of Ridicul
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I went to the Trump Seminary and we were taught exactly that.
In 1 Coriander 3:15: "Blessed are the ridiculers"
Hmm .. I'm suspicious that you are actually a Pastafarian trying to besmearch the good name of the Trump Seminary
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Clinton's criminality is how Trump won. Seth Rich was likely a major leak. Some of you will be stunned when the full truth of how corrupt the world is becomes known. I predict Trump will be all smiles and cooperation until he takes the oath. Then watch the bodies hit the floor of the courtroom. I don't know when the elite pissed in Donald's cornflakes but it looks like they're really gonna regret it.
I'm still amazed at how often he's ahead of the game. From calling the Weiner liability, the trip to Mexico(w
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>reduction in government and general prosperity.
Trust me - if there is one thing Trump can definitely achieve it's a reduction in general prosperity.
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If non-Mexican aliens have been detected, then (1) There must be some compelling reason to keep it a secret
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59zLZ6PpeSA
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This.
If we'd been contacted by aliens, SOMEONE would have spilled the beans, if only to make himself look good on the cocktail circuit....
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This.
If we'd been contacted by aliens, SOMEONE would have spilled the beans, if only to make himself look good on the cocktail circuit....
Sorry, but I don't understand your reply. Just a partial concurrence in the absence of mod points?
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Just this morning there are reports starting to come through that Trump's transition team is embracing various lobbyists and political insiders - which seems to be the antithesis of the platform he was running on (Drain the swamp). But in order to transition to being president Trump has to engage with DC, and I bet that once those lobbyists and insiders attach themselves to the Trump teat it will be very hard for Trump to shake them off. Thus I expect business as usual with regards to what the political m
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Everybody get a job with him... https://www.greatagain.gov/ser... [greatagain.gov] keep an eye on him, make him act right...
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Unless, of course, his base belong to us.
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Doubt they will though, seeing as how he and his base have enough trouble accepting terrestrial aliens.
It's an opportunity to build a wall to stop illegal alien immigration. Remember planet Druidia [wikia.com]?
We know a few things about this wall: the combination to open it will be the same as the nuclear launch codes (and Trump's luggage), it will be designed to stop the giant sucking sound we'll hear from interstellar negotiations, and Ivanka Trump might be kidnapped by aliens soon.
Re:Yes, if they let him. (Score:5, Funny)
But . . .
Wouldn't a Donaldson Sphere also block out all sunlight from reaching the earth's surface?
Don't worry. You'll love it, I promise. Everyone who has ever seen one of my Donaldson Spheres has just loved it. It will be the biggest bestest sphere you've ever seen. Trust me. I know my spheres.
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I know words, I have the best words. I used to call them Donaldson Sphere's, now I just call them walls.
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Nope ... There is a crack [google.com] in everything. That's how the light gets in. RIP Leonard.
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It's not a wall. The technical term is a Donaldson Sphere. A Donaldson Sphere is a mega structure constructed around the earth to keep aliens out. And we'll make the aliens pay for it!
I'm fairly certain that extraterrestrials capable of interstellar travel would have no trouble destroying said wall in a fraction of a second and gain access to Earth against our wishes. That probably wouldn't stop the wall from being constructed but it would be a waste but then again when I think about it, we waste tax dollars on so many others, why the hell not. At least it would be entertaining.
There is a chance... (Score:1)
Once the swamp is drained, all of the lizard people that rule us will have to leave.
Obligatory missing option (Score:1)
No, because there isn't any to disclose.
Can I select both options? (Score:3)
True or not (Score:1)
This is the best question you can come up with? (Score:5, Insightful)
I would think that questions about the Trump administration on net neutrality, electronic eavesdropping, copyrights and the supreme court would be much more important and relevant.
Aliens can wait.
Re:This is the best question you can come up with? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:This is the best question you can come up with? (Score:4, Insightful)
We will have years to rag on Trump, why not start out with a little levity?
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I think it was just a filler poll. For some reason they wanted to freeze and archive the election poll?
Right now I think the most interesting Trump-related poll, if we really must consider that topic, would be speculations on how long he'll last in the White House. I was just reading about his pending civil lawsuits. He has around 100 of them in play. Of all the previous presidents, only four of them had any civil lawsuits, though one of them involved Bill Clinton, and that eventually wound up as part of th
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There are no alien visitors (Score:1)
The answer is no, he will not disclose any information on aliens -- because there is none. Here's my rationale:
An alien civilization that has the ability to travel the galaxy is orders of magnitude ahead of us technologically, and almost certainly socially as well. Otherwise, they would have caused their own extinction long ago, in that critical phase of evolution where they still have the animal inclination to kill, but also the newfound ability to kill on a massive scale. We humans are barely off the star
Re: There are no alien visitors (Score:1)
The answer is no, he will not disclose any information on aliens -- because there is none.
Oh please, like that would stop Trump. He'd boast about it just to feed his own ego.
Can't you imagine him saying "oh yeah, now that I'm President, they've read me in on so many things, the coup in Bandar Arabat, the Stargate in Cheyenne Mountain, who really killed JFK, and what is really inside a Twinkie" ?
And he would insist it was serious, so very serious. People would ask him if he joking, but he'd insist it was serious, and we really were going to bomb Russia. And he'd have to do it. Because he is t
Re: There are no alien visitors (Score:3)
You must be real fun at parties.
Valid points though. I'll give you that.
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Missing Option: [ ] Oh FFS, this again? (Score:5, Informative)
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UFO nuts could be given access to every government document in existence, and still claim conspiracy when they find nothing.
So that makes them a lot like Trump nuts?
Highly unlikely (Score:2)
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Based on what we've seen over the last 18 months, and for decades preceding that, I wouldn't count on it. Oh, sure, Trump manages to pull it off for a while, but it never seems to last before the confrontational man-child comes back to the fore.
In the last few days, lots of people have suggested that, now that
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much of what the president says publicly will be heavily screened.
I don't think you understand much about the guy who won.
No. (Score:2)
How could our President be allowed to disclose classified information? That would be highly illegal, and I don't think Trump will be trying to break any laws. And the President isn't a dictator, so he can't unilaterally change the classification of documents on his own.
What a stupid question.
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How could our President be allowed to disclose classified information? That would be highly illegal, and I don't think Trump will be trying to break any laws. And the President isn't a dictator, so he can't unilaterally change the classification of documents on his own.
What a stupid question.
He's the Commander in Chief. He could De-classify everything related to extraterrestrial visitors.
No One Knows! (Score:2)
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It's been on his website for months... https://www.donaldjtrump.com/p... [donaldjtrump.com] I've not talked to one fearful Clinton voter yet who ever bothered to see what his positions are. Reading through his positions was a big part in deciding my support. I found it refreshing. https://assets.donaldjtrump.co... [donaldjtrump.com]
Check this out too... https://www.greatagain.gov/ser... [greatagain.gov] Don't trust him? Make him deny you a place in his administration. He's gotta know all this will be FOIA accessible sooner than later... Some transparency,
Proof of simulation hypothesis (Score:2)
For ETs, this election means only one thing... (Score:2)
...that it's now impossible for life outside of Earth to figure out which humans are the clever ones running everything, and which ones aren't.
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The cats and dogs run the show pretty much...
His rivals (Score:2)
Donald will claim his rivals are all extra-terrestrials and that they must be eliminated, and the only way to stop aliens taking over is to remove elections and make him President for life.
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He will not go for space aliens, but what about Mexicans and illegal aliens? He will find a way (or his gang^H^H^H^H team will come up with a good excuse). Right wing radicals have a power grabbing tendency and they will not give it up that easily.
Aliens where, exactly? (Score:2)
President Trump: Before I was elected and moved in, I was pretty sure aliens had secretly taken over the White House.
Reporter: But now?
President Trump: I'm totally convinced the aliens have taken over from Congress.
Yes (Score:2)
Of course he will (Score:1)
Getting people to start believing in an extraterrestrial threat will help his chances at gaining more power. The GOP used fear of terrorism to convince people that only Trump can possibly save them. They have to step the fear up a notch now to help get even more restrictive laws passed and E.T. is the easiest way. And the media can't prove the threat isn't out there like they can with local aliens.
I just wonder how he's going to get the E.T.'s to pay for the wall or ceiling over the country.
Wait... (Score:1)
Are we asking if Donald will share his birth certificate now?
Already done (Score:2)
What kind of question is that? Donald Trump already disclosed everything the government knows about aliens, right at the start of his campaign.
We are gonna reveal extra terrestrials (Score:2)
And they are gonna be great extra terrestrials. The best.
Yes, but... (Score:3)
Yes (Score:2)
However, there is nothing to disclose.
Secrets (Score:2)
Do you actually think Trump can keep a secret?
He won't have to say anything. (Score:2)
His alien parasite will crawl out of his head thing during a post-inauguration speech and perform songs from Les Mis.
That depends? (Score:2)
or the files on how the government faked the moon landing.
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Are you suggesting that Kennedy had assignations that we don't already know about?
No. His Hairpiece will never let the Donald. . . (Score:2)
. . . reveal the Brain Slug controlling the Donald. . . Much less its' own Tribble-like self. . . .
(grin)
Nope (Score:2)
If it was necessary to avoid doom, he will not do so, as he wants to keep his money. /.
If it was necessary to have an edge on everything, then the guy who wants to make America grate again, will not loose that edge just to satisfy
If there is nothing, he cannot report anything.
Therefore, nothing will be published.
He'll tweet it. (Score:3)
Clearance (Score:2)
To be serious for a moment, even if the US government did have E.T. secrets, I doubt the president would have clearance to know anything about it. The president is basically a figurehead, so I would be surprised if any president was told anything with as deep repercussions as E.T. and spanning more than one 4-year period.
Perhaps if you explain "extraterrestrial" (Score:2)
No need to say anything (Score:2)
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Yeah, only a total idiot would listen to the president of the United States!
Get some cream for that butthurt.
Re: President (Score:1)
ftfu: unregistered sex offender elect
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Re: that one lost. (Score:2)
agreed: "By the time all the ballots are counted, she seems likely to be ahead by more than 2 million votes and more than 1.5 percentage points, according to my Times colleague Nate Cohn. She will have won by a wider percentage margin than not only Al Gore in 2000 but also Richard Nixon in 1968 and John F. Kennedy in 1960."
let's just hope we don't have to resort to a 2nd amendment solution...
Re: that one lost. (Score:5, Insightful)
Thankfully you live in a republic and not a tyranny of the majority style democracy. You guys dodged a bullet with clinton and owe the founding fathers yet another debt of gratitude.
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Bingo. Them FF dudes were awesome. Mebbe Trump will buy us another generation or two before idiots dismantle what the FF's created.
Re: f.f. awesome? (Score:1)
shows how ignorant the typical trumpite is: the way it's implemented now is nothing like hamilton's original concept, which did not require EC members from each state to vote as a block (winner-take-all)
makes me pine 4 the good'ol daze of poll quizzes, except the questions r about, say the constitution rather than say, the number of bubbles in a bar of soap...
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcro... [pbs.org]
http://americanhistory.si.edu/... [si.edu]
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the... [slate.com]
but trumpites know nothing of history, let alone re
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Thankfully you live in a republic and not a tyranny of the majority style democracy. You guys dodged a bullet with clinton and owe the founding fathers yet another debt of gratitude.
Eh? How are the Founding Fathers' provisions going to curtail the political influence that the US Chamber of Commerce has though? I'd be very curious about your perspective on that.
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Those same founding fathers that compromised on slavery?
Re: that one lost. (Score:2)
That of course is bs .... old bs, ginned up to cover a naked power politics sops to southern planting interests , who also got to vote "on behalf of" 3/5 of their slaves.
The electoral college doesnt empower minorities in general, which a truly tepublican measure would. It empowers a specific, identifiable minority, not just above the majority but above other similar minorities.
Take the six million people in California who live in the Central Valley. They are dwarfed within their state by the coastal poplula
It's a trap! (Score:2)
Re: that one lost. (Score:2)
So do you consider the World Series Champions based on who wins 4 games or who scores more runs in the series? Because that is pretty much your argument in this election. You are trying to justify the outcome you prefer using different rules than those accepted when the season started.
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The only hope is he does have a functioning brain and is starting to realuzed this is serious business like of which he has never experienced before. Do you honestly think running his shit companies can even compare? ;; that he will listen and it will dawn on him the ramifications (war) of jis decisions and behaviors. And he will fall in line like all the rest of the prezs and opt for a more thoughtful approach taken with time than a rush to the bottom.
Nope. He has the attention span of a whoa! Squirrel.
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Everyone lost.
Re: pedo? (Score:1)
wtf r u talkin'bout willis? the pedophile is trump
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Well, whether you like it or not, your president is going to be a laughing stock everywhere in the world. In fact, he already is.
FTFY.
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Yep, just like Reagan the actor, and Bush Jr the idiot.
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No, he would rather disclose everything the government has on extraterrestrial life unfortunately the revelation that there are no aliens wouldn't be enough to distract people for very long.
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Conversation overheard in local computer store:
Customer: What's the difference between static and dynamic memory?
Salesman: Static memory works, and dynamic memory doesn't.
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An self-centered, racist, sexists egomaniac in his seventies? Look at his friends in office. They are all very similar with the exception of Palin which plays the playmate in this soap opera.