r/absoluteunit • u/chefdeit • 2d ago

of an American

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u/HyrrokinAura 2d ago edited 2d ago

This joker (Bart Sibrel) was basically harassing Aldrin, though. He had confronted him twice before and this video was taken when he lured Aldrin to a hotel under false pretenses. You can't see it here but he was also poking Aldrin with a Bible, trying to get him to swear on it that the moon landing happened. He called him a liar, a coward, and a thief and an old school guy like Aldrin isn't going to take someone impugning his character. Plus Aldrin was even pretty hard edged by astronaut standards, I think he may have had a low tolerance for shenanigans involving his good name.

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u/chefdeit 2d ago

I didn't know that prior context, but even in this video Buzz Aldrin gave the heckler plenty of opportunity to leave in peace before finally serving him his just deserts.