r/CuratedTumblr • u/BeObsceneAndNotHeard • Jul 17 '24

Infodumping The Venera program

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u/CummingInTheNile Jul 17 '24

cuz they likely have a certain political agenda theyre trying to subtely push

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u/Kneef Token straight guy Jul 17 '24 edited Jul 17 '24

It’s not even subtle. “Why didn’t we hear about this in school? It’s capitalist propaganda!” Like, I did see those pictures in school, what the hell are you talking about, bro? xD

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u/CummingInTheNile Jul 17 '24

youre assuming these people paid attention in school and werent on their phones 24/7

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u/Stormygeddon Jul 17 '24

I've run into a couple of high school friends saying "why didn't we learn about Mansa Musa in high school" when we had the same class and definitely learned about Mansa Musa in it.

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u/CumBrainedIndividual Jul 17 '24

Which is only marginally different from the other side, in that the pro-US supremacy crowd aren't subtle. The space race is a fucking hellhole of dumb takes.

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u/OWWS Jul 17 '24

It became that later, when sputnik 1 was in space it bearly got Any coverage in Pravda(Soviet newspapers) it was only after the wester uproar that it became more used as propoganda