Oh, the stupid!!!
I'm not sure there is much to debate any more. I believe the moon hoax has exhaled it's last breath and is no more. It is not what it was, that is for sure. It has a fringe following and it's certainly not the 'movement' that the Blunder refers to. I don't see angry crowds demanding to know where billions of dollars were squandered.
Most people are eeking out a living in these austere times, and they are certainly not worried about the hoax theory. The politic in the UK focuses on our stance on Europe and immigration, the Scotland debate, and the state of our NHS and education system. People are deciding whether to vote for UKIP or ditch Liberal for Labour. These are the real issues that matter to people. I don't see people in coffee shops or bars discussing Apollo. Even to be on the side of Apollo is deemed a bit odd at times. I've discussed the moon hoax with people, and the subject is usually met with 'does it really matter? Apollo really landed man on the Moon, why are you even bother talking about a lunatic fringe element.'
I've even discussed Apollo with no conspiratorial context. People aren't interested as a rule. If the HBs can't see this, then they must be deluded or financialy/emotionally invested in the theory.
Being on community radio, making a YT video or making a nuisance of yourself in public readily demonstrates the mentality of those that are still heavily invested in the theory. It's just an absurd oddity in life.
I'm sure we'll have others such as awe arrive here, but they're so rare now. When they come they are worth challenging so we can point to their lack of arguments.
Almost every major world event is surrounded by conspiracy because the snake oil salesmen can make a dirty buck or two. With the information age, conspiracy has become more accessible, it's become an industry, and where there is industry there is a competitive market for the product. Those that package their conspiracy well take the lion's share of the exposure - they ultimately profit.
I made a note of TV coverage during the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination. There was barely a mention of the event, let alone the conspiracy theories. Maybe the TV schedulers avoided the theories out of respect for JFK. Given the popular nature of the JFK conspiracy, I thought more would have been made of it. Conspiracies come and go, and the moon hoax has gone.
9/11 put the last nail in the HBs product. Kaysing and Rene are gone, Fox made their special. It had some gravitas for a while, some people talked about it, and some people seized upon it for a profit making venture. It's now a faded product, all that's left is an absurd freak show that is wheeled out once in a while so we can mock it and poke it with a stick. The arguments have been debunked, it is no more.
