On this episode of Neon Galactic, we interview Dr. Stephen Finley from
Louisiana State University about the complexities of race and the
UFO/UAP/NHI phenomenon.
Finley studied at Rice University under Jeffrey Kripal, and offers a
challenging yet vitally important perspective into how anomalous
experiences manifest to the African American community, and how they
read and interpret the various themes and details presented by NHI.
We discuss the notion that the UFO subject appeals mostly to white
people, an argument he demolishes. Finley lists several prominent black
experiencers, while also outlining how these experiences differ from
stereotyped contact and what those difference might mean.
We also discuss the white supremacist origins of some UFO lore, through
William Dudley Pelley, George Adamski and others, and how that
connection can present barriers to people of color looking to engage
with the topic.
We consider the relationship between the African American community and
the U.S. Government -- a continuum of mistreatment stretching from
experimentation and 3/5ths personhood to the prison industrial complex
and Cointelpro -- and how that history might complicate notions of
governmental disclosure.
While the phenomenon seems to be pushing humanity to recognize and
consider different ways of learning and knowing, it's precisely those
ways of knowing that have been obfuscated and ignored by a broader white
and materialist culture.
To buy Finley's books:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Stephen-C.-Finley/author/B0BK2NKP7T?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_7&qid=1720211010&sr=8-7&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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