Global & Geopolitical ·Sunday, July 12, 2026

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The Pentagon has now released four batches of UFO files with a fifth on the way — Do you think the public is emotionally ready to handle confirmed evidence of non-human intelligence not of this Earth?

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It depends entirely on what the intelligence looks like — a confirmed microbe is very different from a confirmed civilization

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It depends entirely on what the intelligence looks like — a confirmed microbe is very different from a confirmed civilization54%
🇭🇷🇧🇬🇺🇸35–44Man
Some would handle it well but the combination of mass media, social media and political polarization would turn it into chaos23%
🇧🇪35–44Man
No — the social, religious and psychological disruption would be far greater than any government or institution is prepared to manage15%
Yes — humanity has been culturally preparing for this possibility through science fiction, religion and philosophy for centuries8%

Country

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🇭🇷Croatia57%🇧🇬Bulgaria100%🇺🇸United States100%🇧🇪Belgium100%

Croatia is most divided — 57% “It depends entirely on what the intelligence looks like — a confirmed microbe is very different from a confirmed civilization” vs 29% “No — the social, religious and psychological disruption would be far greater than any government or institution is prepared to manage”.

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Age

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35–44 is most divided — 40% “It depends entirely on what the intelligence looks like — a confirmed microbe is very different from a confirmed civilization” vs 40% “Some would handle it well but the combination of mass media, social media and political polarization would turn it into chaos”.

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Gender

67%
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Man is most divided — 40% “It depends entirely on what the intelligence looks like — a confirmed microbe is very different from a confirmed civilization” vs 40% “No — the social, religious and psychological disruption would be far greater than any government or institution is prepared to manage”.

5 of 13 respondents didn't share their info

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