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Americans will still cope and seethe but it was a space race buddy not a moon race and the USSR sent several people there before you did. (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/memes@hexbear.net
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Imagine claiming victory after being eight years late lmao. Typical US.

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[โ€“] Egon@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This meme is an effective piece of propaganda however. As you say perceptions were shaped to believe the us won, they can be changed.
This meme did a lot to radicalise teenage me, exactly because it highlighted how the only victory the us had, was the propaganda victory.

[โ€“] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

This meme is an effective piece of propaganda however

it is until you go somewhere else and look at a list of space race accomplishments that isn't curated so heavily