Why would a YouTube member try to simulate a moon landing hoax?
ANSWER. Interesting question. The YouTube video suggests more about its author than about the Apollo program. For instance, this video might be politically motivated satire. That is, propaganda. If you strongly disagree with US policy, then you can make your point in various ways. A political cartoon is one way. A YouTube video is another. The idea is to find a symbol of the US. Then you somehow debase or demolish this symbol. For the symbol, YouTube videographer “rudbprs” chose the Apollo moon program. In suggesting a hoax and coverup, rudbprs may seek to embarrass the United States. The YouTube video is humorous, maybe unintentionally so. Most Americans are big hearted people. We can laugh at ourselves. (For example, take the song Yankee Doodle.) While we’re proud of the moon landing, we can chuckle at a little sophomoric space humor. We’ve certainly joked about the space program before. Remember Don Knotts in The Reluctant Astronaut? Political humor even finds its way into high art.
