FTL means the bad guys have already reached you.

There is also some folks that suggest that they are already here. Including an awful lot of high profile people within the defence sectors.

It means you see nothing interesting then a shockwave and here they are.

And here they were, because FTL travel implies eliminating the distinction between "before" and "after."

Not really: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-jIplX6Wjw&pp=ygUKc2FiaW5lI...

Admittedly, I'm in the awkward position of being an old industrial physicist, so on the one hand I'd need an explanation with a bit more substance, but on the other, it would probably be over my head. The most I was able to get from the video is that maybe quantum gravity will crack the problem.