Shouts & Murmurs: People of Earth: Hello

Will Stephen

We have been observing you for millennia, from a great distance. Your development, your cultures, your wars. Your ways fascinate us. Recently, you have seen our crafts in your air-space. Yes, we are real. And, yes, we are ready to initiate contact. In earthly terms, we have progressed beyond the concepts of nations, division, and conflict. We are a peaceful civilization, built on coöperation, technological progress, and the power of thought. We have gathered from our observations that currently the most powerful Thought Leader in your most powerful nation is a human known as Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson. Is that correct? Because, frankly, this … confuses us. What is his deal, exactly? He is decent at speaking on television, we understand that. But he is far from your most intelligent or most capable…

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The New Yorker (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 28, 2021

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