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Re:I hope you will never see this letter (1961) by rodary on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:36PM (#35565244)
> no one, not even high level party members took this bullshit seriously enough

Don't know when you were born (I was in the 1960s). You're wrong. A lot of people, especially Gagarin's generation, took what you call bullshit seriously and believed in it. Hence, were willing to lay down their life for the cause.

Re:I hope you will never see this letter (1961) by FpUser on Friday April 14, 2023 @12:34AM (#35565562)
>"A lot of people, especially Gagarin's generation, took what you call bullshit seriously and believed in it."

This is true. Many people did believe back then.