"the ruling class says they're in contact with aliens"
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They are also in contact with God. Who, most personally, gave them permission to rule over us.
That old trick eh?
Aliens are from another dimension now from space.
These entities have around for thousands of years.
In bible the referred to as angels and demons.
People who have taken a heavy amount of hallucigens claim to have seen such things.
Graham Hancock details the similarities between shamanistic / psychedelic experiences, cave paintings, & alien encounters in his book Supernatural. Worth a read.
Providential that the finale of season one of Haunted Cosmos would drop today: