In this article, a writer pokes fun at a conspiracy theorist who thinks he has proven that the famous NASA lunar landing in 1969 was faked. He thinks, and passionately attempts to persuade others that it was just a huge scam put on by the United States media to beat out the Russians and show how powerful our country is. It is his belief that Neil Armstrong, along with the rest of the country, and world, were duped into thinking that the lunar module had landed on the moon because of a few camera tricks and clever prop usage. Somehow mainstream media tricked basically everyone into thinking this landing happened, except one library clerk's assistant who is a self-proclaimed "engineering buff." (And obviously has too much time on his hands..)
This article is a testament to how the media can blow up one man's outlandish opinion of something, put it on a national scale, and catapult him into celebrity status. Although this article is making fun of him, doubtless others are joining his cause, and people will believe him because it's the only side of the story they will see. People who weren't alive to see the lunar landing probably don't have that strong of an opinion about it. This one thing could be the grain of rice that tips their ever so volatile scale toward the insane. I'm sick of how the media glorifies the insane, the murderers, the rapists, and the overall scum of the earth. Watching the news is basically finding out who was killed, what politician had the latest affair, and whose house was broken into. I wish the kid who befriended a shy kid at his school or a politician who was faithful to his family made the news. We all know our world is becoming increasingly corrupt, but I don't like hearing about it day in and day out. This might seem a little extreme for a guy who doesn't believe man has been to the moon, but it all falls under the umbrella of the media giving attention to the crazies. Keep it sane America.
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ReplyDeleteWell Jacob i must say that i completely agree with you. I always get a kick out of the crazy people, but the media shouldn't be giving them so much attention all the time. It seems that the news is always negative, however i like hearing about the dog getting flushed down the toilet and them getting the dog out without it being hurt. It's nice to see some stories that don't make you feel mad or sad.
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