A new article by Luis Elizondo was published on the 13th of September, 2018, on both Medium and on the website of "To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science." The link takes you to the article on "To The Stars..." website.
The title of Elizondo's article is "Why Social Stigma about Unexplained Phenomena Holds Humanity Back."
First, I have to say that I applaud Luis Elizondo - and the collective he is a part of- for addressing the important topic of the stigma attached to the UFO subject, and for his (their) contribution to get rid of the stigma. The way the public and mainstream media, and some of the so-called alternative media, perceive and talk about the UFO phenomena, have to change. They have to catch up and understand that we are beyond the question of "are UFOs real or not?"
Elizondo's new article is straightforward in its message and to a high degree a continuation of the theme in his first article for Medium.com, "Why Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Are A National Security Risk And Also An Opportunity For Progress."
The message, as I understand it, in both articles is that the opportunity of progress outweighs the risk of making certain information and material about the UFO phenomena public.
I will not make a lot of comments on the content in Elizondo's second and latest article for Medium. At the same time, there are a couple of things that I find a bit more noteworthy and that I cannot help pointing out.
First, the title of the article. Elizondo does not write "Unexplained Aerial Phenomena" or "UFO phenomena", but he uses the word, or term, "Unexplained Phenomena." As in "paranormal phenomena?" Elizondo does not use the word "paranormal" in his article, so this is only speculation from my part. Why do I think that Luis Elizondo might allude to not only the UFO phenomena but also to the broader term "paranormal"?
My first thought to why that may be the case, was the connection between Robert "Bob" Bigelow and his involvement in Pentagon's secret UFO program(s). And of course, Bigelow´s creation of the science team, NIDS, which investigated the Skinwalker Ranch. Many of the same scientists in NIDS are now colleagues to Luis Elizondo at "To The Stars...". And I am pretty sure that Bigelow is in one way or another involved with "To The Stars..."...
Ok, let us leave it at that. I know I may read in too much in a specific choice of words.
A cool thing to see is that Elizondo not only uses the term UAP but also UFO. And he uses the latter term in one of his key statements: "When it comes to UFOs, ignoring the unknown is similarly harmful because it might mean failing to seize upon opportunities and new understandings".
Why cool? Because the term UFO is the more stigmatized term and has historically been around for a longer time than UAP. So, maybe the use of the term UFO is a recognition to all the people who through the decades have been ridiculed and ostracized for being interested in the UFO phenomena?
Enjoy Elizondo's article and take care!
Janne
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