How would it affect America Politcs if-

[หมูเด้ง]

We had proof of an alien civilization, we were contacted by an alien civilization, we were attacked by an alien civilization, but someone repelled the invaders...

[CultureKing]

Extreme conservitives would get into power and everyone would be required to serve in the military or at least have military training.

[dead0man]

Assuming these are actually three different questions.....

We had proof of an alien civilization

Nothing much.  Both sides would be wanting to put more into NASA/whatever would be replacing NASA.

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It would really depend on how threatening the contact seemed.  Everything would hinge on what the message was and how we interpreted it.

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Same as the first....both parties would be wanting to put more money into space based technologies.

The biggest change would be a religious one.  Solid proof of aliens would lead many to question their religion.

[หมูเด้ง]

Assuming these are actually three different questions.....

We had proof of an alien civilization

Nothing much.  Both sides would be wanting to put more into NASA/whatever would be replacing NASA.

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It would really depend on how threatening the contact seemed.  Everything would hinge on what the message was and how we interpreted it.

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Same as the first....both parties would be wanting to put more money into space based technologies.

The biggest change would be a religious one.  Solid proof of aliens would lead many to question their religion.

Yeah. That's what I am thinking. How would that effect things?

[dead0man]

Not much politically I wouldn't think.  Fundies might not be as Fundie as they were, but they will still probably be Republicans.  There might be a slight drift left from the far right, but not enough to greatly alter the political climate.  A lot would depend on how threatening or helpful the aliens appeared and how they showed themselves.  Was it just a series of messages from deep space?  Have they landed and given us the cure for AIDS and stupidity?  Have they come with guns-a-blazin'?

[หมูเด้ง]

What do you think will happen?

[War on Want]

Pretty much what deadman said but I think the hippie flower type Socialists would get more popular too and move further to the left wanting contact. Now of course they would still be a small segment of society but it would grow.

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For a different what if: if the civilization was much more advanced than ours, I think it would greatly help liberalism to see that we are not the center of the universe.