E.T Don’t Go Home! Why an Alien Invasion Could Save Humanity From the Climate Crisis

An alien invasion would unite humanity against a common enemy

Imagine there was an alien invasion on Earth. Some creatures from a planet light-years away were looking to destroy our home. Destroy everything and everyone we hold dear to our hearts. How would we react?

Would we focus on our differences, with each country fighting the threat individually? I don’t think so. We would unite and coordinate a defence of Earth as one species. Dismissing differences of race, religion or politics. These differences would become trivial in the face of an alien invasion seeking to destroy humanity.

An alien invasion would provide us with a common enemy. It would create solidarity amongst people, and make us see one another for what we are. One species, united by the need to protect our home. In the face of an alien invasion, we would sacrifice our lives to protect our home and one another, for the good of humanity as a whole.

An alien analysis of humanity

If the alien invaders were to reconnaissance before their invasion our reaction may surprise them. What would they see before the invasion? On analysing us they would see an intelligent, sophisticated…