Why shouldn't I report American moon landing deniers for treason?

Question

400,000 americans worked on the manned moon missions up to 1972.

Men risked their lives. Men died to get to the moon.

Tens of thousands of highly skilled scientists, technicians and engineers worked long hours, risked their family lives and met impossible deadlines.

It was just about the most incredible thing that America has ever done.

The moon missions helped put the USSR into financial ruin, as they tried to compete, pumping billions of money they could not afford into the effort. As such, Apollo was instrumental in bringing down the USSR and the iron curtain, and in that sense it was a war won to end a nuclear standoff that had threatened us all for decades.

Don't you think, taking all that into consideration, that all these ignoramouses who know nothing of the history but like to deny the moon landings based on some senseless love of conspiracies, should be rounded up and charged with treason?

Just to qualify what I am saying:

Yes freedom of speech is one thing. But surely that does not include spreading dissent? Surely any effort to spread false information about the government, or a government agency, is treason for the reason that it provides America's enemies with more ammunition for hating America, and adds to their self-righeous convictions that the west is all corruption.

You say 1st amendment - freedom of speech. OK, supposing a Muslim got on the major news channels in America and openly said that Muslims should rise up and destroy America.

Are you really telling me that person would be tolerated in the current climate? I think not.

The number of people denying the moon landings is epidemic in USA. It represents dissent on a huge scale, and it is breeding fast on the internet, which is monitored by millions worldwide, many of them rubbing their hands with glee over having more reason to hate and fight the west.

Answer 1

1) I agree with you in that I find the "moon hoax" conspiracy theories to be offensive. The most recent one is clearly a cynical, greedy attempt by a young film maker to make a name for himself at the expense of the reputations of others. Some of the "deny-ers" are sincere. But, IMHO, most are in it for the entertainment value or for the money. That is offensive.

2) Treason is very narrowly defined by the U.S constitution, thank goodness. Article III, Section 3 states:

"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."

Clearly, denying the six successful moon landings does not constitute treason. And, we should be thankful for that. Otherwise almost anything seditious might be considered treason.

3) Practically speaking, there are just two things that make the "moon hoax" impossible to accept:

a) In 1972, there was a politically motivated burglary of a hotel room in the Watergate Hotel. There were only about six or eight people who knew about it. However, those people, including Richard M. Nixon, the President of the United States, failed to keep that burglary a secret. It exploded into a scandal that drove the President and a number of others from office.

If six or eight people couldn't keep a hotel room burglary a secret, then how could literally thousands of people could have kept their mouths shut about six faked moon landings? Not one, but six!

b) Even if NASA and other government agencies could have faked the six moon landing well enough to fool the general public, they could NOT have fooled the space agency or military intelligence types in the USSR. The Soviets were just dying to beat us. If the landings were faked, the Soviets would have re-engineered their N-1 booster and landed on the moon just to prove what liars Americans are. Why didn't they? Because the landings were real and the Soviets knew it.

Answer 2

Of course the moon landings happened but, even the founding fathers called each other liars at times and they never passed a law against it and a couple of them were very outspoken in their criticism of the Constitution as it was written. One of the main laws accepted was freedom of speech.

So, if you would deny these idiots their right to demonstrate their ignorance, who's the traitor?

Answer 3

Because despite the fact that these people have no concept of reality, we do have something in this country that protects them from prosecution in this case. Its called freedom of speech. They have the right to say what they are saying, despite the fact that they are a bunch of morons. Besides, they are not committing treason by spreading their conspiracy theories. If they were to release classified information to our enemies, then that would be treason.

Answer 4

Insanity defense would make all efforts to convict wasted.

Answer 5

I think you need to relax... Take a bubble bath... with some candles. I think you would be better off in a communist regime.

Answer 6

Because that would be a violation of the first ammendment which, in turn, would make you un-American.

Answer 7

No, not treason, ignorance, which is unfortunate but legal.

Answer 8

STUPIDITY IS NOT A CRIME.
So you are free to go.

Answer 9

WHILE YOU ARE AT IT, WHY DON'T YOU ROUND UP EVERYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT DISAGREE WITH YOU ON ANY ISSUE...ADOLF.

Answer 10

WOOF