Wily Politicians Know. . . .

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Wily Politicians Know. . . .

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Post by DeBunkem »

Churchill was no Bush league politician. He was familiar with good governance but nonetheless revealed the fear of ruling elites should the hoi polloi realize that religion is a fraud and no longer remain content for the rewards of a non-existant heaven. Whether or not there was an actual UFO is beside the point in my contention.

This from Yahoo News.....
Churchill 'banned UFO report to avoid mass panic'
Thu Aug 5, 6:57 am ET

.LONDON (AFP) – British wartime prime minister Winston Churchill banned the reporting for 50 years of an alleged UFO incident because of fears it could create mass panic, according to claims made public on Thursday.

The grandson of an RAF officer who was one of Churchill's personal bodyguards wrote to Britain's Ministry of Defence in 1999 about the alleged incident.

His account and Churchill's claimed reaction featured in documents released on Thursday from Britain's National Archives.

According to this account, the man's grandfather overheard Churchill discussing the alleged incident with US wartime General Dwight Eisenhower.

Reports given to Churchill claimed that a reconnaissance aircraft returning to Britain from a mission was shadowed by a UFO as it crossed the British coast.

The plane's crew were reported to have photographed the object, which they said had "hovered noiselessly" near the aircraft, before moving off.

According to the letter describing this alleged incident: "Mr Churchill is reported to have made a declaration to the effect, 'This event should be immediately classified since it would create mass panic among the general population and destroy one's belief in the Church.'"
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entirely from its media all objectivity - much less
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Post by cnorman18 »

DeBunkem wrote:Same here. Yup, Politics and religion...a very unstable mix. Political cartoons are time-honored expressions of editorial opinions, and all part of the fun, IMO. If we're not having fun, why bother?
Fun for you, maybe. Maybe the other members here don't think of being smeared and baited as "fun."

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Like it? Fun, huh?

Of course, there's not much to object to with this one. It's just a cartoon depicting the actual situation, no rhetoric, insults, propaganda, or namecalling involved. Not as much "fun" there, I suppose.

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