Just want to point out that despite having only bothered to read the first couple of pages of posts written in this discussion topic, I find it appalling to find so many, who supposedly promote critical thinking, facts, truth, and accountability, getting emotionally invested and forgetting everything they have chastised the conspiracy theorists about.
First of all, I want you to know that I do not like Trump as our President, particularly regarding his disregard of competent science, and did not vote for him, but I also did not vote Democratic, as they are just as flawed in their own fashion. However, during the course of his presidency I have noted a constant concerted effort to find flaws in everything he does, manufacture them where they don't exist, shout it all out to the world, and, if not outright defiant in the face of facts, remain utterly silent when such claims come up empty or are proven false. That said, I won't defend his many faults, but I still feel it is important to maintain the standards we want in our Apollo discussions, by NOT using out-of-context evidence, false narratives and hearsay in lieu of facts and reason.
So, to provide an example of what I am talking about, I want to ask Lunar Orbiter a question (or two) regarding his very FIRST post in this topic of discussion.
Lunar Orbiter, You stated:
(quote) Trump's behaviour is not an act, and he has shown that those "checks and balances" are working for him, not for the American public.
An independent ethics body has been gutted by Republicans, without debate or warning. This is not something you would do if your goal was to "drain the swamp", it's something you would do if you wanted to do unethical things without consequences. (unquote)
As previously mentioned, I have not read through the bulk of the posts, but I ask you - do you still stand by that post? And if not, have you retracted it anywhere?
