You're assuming that we were being told the truth about what was happening. What was happening behind the scenes might have been very different.
http://www.nardwuar.com/vs/bill_kaysing/index.html
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Well, why did they keep faking the Apollo flights, I still don't understand. Did the Soviet Union know it was faked? Why did they keep shut up if they knew it was faked? 'Cause a lot of people would think they kept the moon race going to prove the U.S. was better than the Soviet Union. If the Soviet Union knew, why did they let the U.S. get away with this?
Well, I'll tell you - at the highest levels there is a coalition between governments. In other words, the Soviets said, if you won't tell on us - and they faked most of their space exploration flights - we won't tell on you. It's as simple as that. See, what Apollo is, is the beginning of the end of the ability of the government to hoodwink and bamboozle and manipulate the people. More and more people are becoming aware in the U.S. that the government is totally and completely public enemy number one.
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Everyone should read Chomsky's analysis of the cold war.
The Cold War, 1940-1989 - Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky explains the nature of the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union before its collapse in 1989.
libcom.org
Americans are lied to about a lot of stuff.
How many times have you heard there has always been a "peaceful orderly transfer of power" after an election? They chat it, repeat it, over and over...
www.politicalforum.com
Don't form opinions on the official American version of anything.