Okay I agree it would seem like that because I can't be bothered listing a few reasons. But aren't they more than obvious?
Right, just like "God"'s existence is so obvious, religious folks don't need to be inconvenienced by explaining the details.
What compels an alien race to communicate?
a) large expense of creating technologically advanced device, there must be a motive for creating this expensive device.
b) large time to travel light-years to reach new destinations, there must be a motive for travelling across galaxies.
c) combine these two expensive and time consuming motives, that likelyhood they only play "hide-and-go-seek" is very not convincing at all.
Why can't they remain silent observers? They could be stealthy and silent or let us know their presence but remain silent.
Even God left intermediaries like Jesus or Mohamed to communicate on God's behalf to humanrind.
So you are going to trust at Advanced Aliens left the Pentagon to act as intermediaries to communicate UFO's existence to humanity?
Totally not related to new U.S. Space Force desiring more military funding... yea totally.
Maybe we're just a curiosity. Maybe they don't want to steer us, maybe they do. Too many possibilities.
UFO discovered 600G/13,000MPH machines, but never learned about long-range telescopes or high-def satellite cameras to stealthy spy on people. When they develop a transportation device, it suggests they want to have physical contact, not just viewing from afar. They can easily do that with long-range telescopes if they are an advanced civilization. If they travel to destination, it's highly likely they are wanting physical communication, not just visual, which can be achieved with high-def cameras or telescopes.
None of them mean the situation is a binary. Mohsin is absolutely right that you made a false equivalence with the European invasion and conquest of south America.
Based on the reasons you given, I am not convinced and no reasonable person would be convinced either.
When I walk by an anthill in my backyard,
False equivalence.
The entire ant hill population can you when you walk past them, the entire ant hill population does not doubt your existence, because they can all see you.
UFOs don't present themselves to the entire ant hill population, they only present themselves to Anglo and Jewish militaries. Possibly because these two militaries want more military funding and it's a ruse to get more Space Force funding.
I can invade it, destroy it, watch it etc. It doesn't mean a "superior" race/species simply must act as you claim. There's no law that enforces it.
The ants can see you, therefore the ants don't doubt your existence. UFOs don't present themselves to the entire humankind like you are walking past an anthill.
And yes, UFOs either will make physical contact (peaceful or adversaries) but highly unlikely to "hide-and-go-seek" because they can spy on us using stealthy long-range telescopes if they simply wanted to "view from afar".