According to various bits of sci-fi pop culture, it seems that the only way for humanity to get everything figured out and get over ourselves to the point where we can all get along is in the face of an outside extinction event?
Seriously:
"In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world, and you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. Mankind, that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interest. Perhaps it's fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression or persecution, but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live, to exist. And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice, we will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight. We're going to live on. We're going to survive. Today, we celebrate our independence day." -President Thomas J. Whitmore
I'll just leave that there. I'll expand on this later in the week.
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