What I find baffling to this day is the fact that some of these events are fake and some are real, there being numerous examples of both types. (Those who argue for purely one or the other seldom address themselves to counterexamples.)
The point is, if they can do certain things for real, then why bother with the fakery? It's hard to believe it's for the purposes of psychological manipulation. Is anyone going to, say, turn in their guns because of a fake spacewalk? Really, few are paying attention to any of these events in the first place.
What I find baffling to this day is the fact that some of these events are fake and some are real, there being numerous examples of both types. (Those who argue for purely one or the other seldom address themselves to counterexamples.)
The point is, if they can do certain things for real, then why bother with the fakery? It's hard to believe it's for the purposes of psychological manipulation. Is anyone going to, say, turn in their guns because of a fake spacewalk? Really, few are paying attention to any of these events in the first place.
The point is they can't do both. They can only do one.