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Originally Posted by Krylo
She would have been ok if she would have stopped talking about how much she hated/distrusted aliens for ten seconds.
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But I mean, could you blame her? Humanity was a relatively recent addition to the intelligent species of the galaxy, right? They fought a costly against one of the strongest alien factions, in fact. The aliens didn't really give humans positions of any power or authority, and I dunno, I felt I could sympathize with her somewhat. It's one thing to be racist or discriminatory to individuals of a different color or creed who're also humans and who've existed and interacted with your ancestors for centuries, but it's quite another to be suspicious and distrustful towards a bunch of aliens with completely different histories, cultures, biological compositions, and identities who've just suddenly become a part of the human story. I don't think
I'd be comfortable if I woke up tomorrow and my worldview was shaken by news reports of the discovery of an entire galaxy worth of disparate aliens and Intergalactic institutions. How would you know what their intentions were? And given their superior technology, a certain degree of paranoia makes intuitive sense: they could destroy humanity without blinking an eye at any moment if they wanted to.