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And this is one of many reasons why Buzz gets a free pass to throw hands at flat earthers and moon landing deniers.
That and it's not like he was being politely asked a stupid question but being harassed (again). I'd say getting in the face of an elderly person and harassing them, physically blocking them, and demanding they answer questions is worthy of a punch- astronaut or not.
I think it's pretty obvious that the nutjob was trying to provoke exactly that sort of response out of Aldrin, and that's the primary reason why I think Aldrin should get a free pass. He had a film crew there and he wanted to get good footage for his documentary or whatever.
Bart Sibrel makes his living off moon landing denial, and has ambushed multiple astronauts and insisted they swear on the bible that they went to the moon. It was all a PR stunt because he could spin literally outcome to further convince his followers that he's right.
I don't even think he's nuts but a conman.