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minus-square7upCoconut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down19·1 day agoIt was intentional as propaganda. During the Cold War, it made the U.S.S.R. look bigger and more of an imposing threat to the west.
minus-squarebtaf45@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day ago It was intentional as propaganda. During the Cold War, Nope. It is hundreds of years older that that.
minus-square7upCoconut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·18 hours agoYes it is older than that. That doesn’t discount the fact that it was selected for that purpose.
minus-squarebtaf45@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours ago That doesn’t discount the fact that it was selected for that purpose. WTF of course it discounts the fact that it was “selected for that purpose”.
It was intentional as propaganda. During the Cold War, it made the U.S.S.R. look bigger and more of an imposing threat to the west.
Nope. It is hundreds of years older that that.
Yes it is older than that.
That doesn’t discount the fact that it was selected for that purpose.
WTF of course it discounts the fact that it was “selected for that purpose”.