The Immaculate Conception 267"A UFO. I'm going to check this out thoroughly. And if
it checks, then am I supposed to believe that my nation is
hiding something from its people?"
"You understand one hundred percent correctly. In
the same way that they hide UFO information, they also
hide other things."
"Like what, for instance?"
"Like wars. I don't think any nation is under the
obligation to make military affairs public."
"I guess you're right. Any nation in this world could be
at war and its people would never even suspect it,
especially if the war is far away from the homeland. All
one would have to do is condition the media to inform
the people only of certain things, and not others. But
how could they do that?"
"It's an easy task. Very convenient for everyone
concerned. There's one news media organization that
compiles the news that is computerized and sold. This
organization has the power to create trends, new
modalities, the ways of being accepted. They tell you
what to eat, how to dress, what brand of coffee to drink,
what drug to take for your next headache. They
condition people to take drugs. An entire generation
could be hooked, and your news media would tell you
nothing about it. Don't you remember when I told you
there is a group of people deciding what is secret and
what is not?"
"Yes, I remember."
"Well, that's it. They have the knowledge, and could
voice an opinion. But they're absolutely forbidden by
their networks. They're concerned with the public's
safety and are protecting them from mass panic. They
affirm that the world isn't quite ready to handle the fact
that there is life on other planets."
"Who are they to keep this information from the
people? That isn't the kind of military information that
could cause friction among nations. But you're not