"Though we would be curious about the aliens, some humans would rather attack them than surrender our grip on control and knowledge. This, Madsen says, is one of the things that struck him the most when making The Visit—the thin line between civilization and chaos. “If people are afraid, it’s scary how easily the varnish of civilization can be penetrated,” he says. “So little has to happen before things go into Armageddon.”"
One of the things I love about Doctor Who is that aliens arrive and everyone just goes, "meh" and gets on with life. But this looks interesting.
http://www.popsci.com/visit-explores-what-would-actually-happen-if-aliens-came-to-earth
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