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Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into Moon (www.bbc.com)
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The unmanned craft was due to make a soft landing on the Moon's south pole, but failed after encountering problems as it moved into its pre-landing orbit.

It was Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years.

Russia has been racing to the Moon's south pole against India, whose Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to land on there next week.

No country has ever landed on the south pole before, although both the US and China have landed softly on the Moon's surface.

No report on whether or not Russia was attempting to use repurposed anti-ship missiles like the ones they use to attack schools and hospitals here on Earth.

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (13 children)

Actually talk to people from China sometime. For weeks all wechat was was people saying "yeah, it sucks, but I'd do the same"

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (12 children)

    China was so much better when it was run by the imperialists and their running dogs 🥰. People alive there remember living in mud huts and starving; now their country is building a space station and almost entirely responsible for all the poverty reduction worldwide that’s happened in the last few decades. And isn’t the case basically the opposite for the UK? You guys used to be powerful but will soon be living in mud huts under the glorious aegis of Joe Biden?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (11 children)

    Yeah, it was a real cultural revolution for China. A great leap forward even.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (10 children)

    The great leap forward was bad. I know this because the Nazis in the CIA have told me so 🤓

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (9 children)

    I know it because my mother lived through it. But go off, I guess, comrade.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    Was she a running dog of the bourgeoisie like yourself? A terrible tragedy that she lost her slave plantation to the evil communists.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (7 children)

    The only people that praise communism are those that never lived through it.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    I love how you didn’t deny it when I claimed that the evil gommunists were bad for taking away your mom’s slave plantation. If communism is so bad, why do 95% of people in China approve of the government, according to American pollsters?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (5 children)

    I didn't dignify the juvenile barb with a response. Take it how you like.

    The same reason 99.999% (there's a 0.001% margin of error) of North Koreans love the Kims.

    A combination of patriotism, indoctrination and fear. Talk to Chinese people sometime. In person, not on WeChat.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    On a racial, genetic level they are just too fucking stupid to understand that it would be better if the USA transformed China into Iraq, I agree.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    Whatever, kid.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Do you really think that the USA has benevolent intentions for the Chinese people? That the USA is legitimately concerned about their rights? That it wants to do anything other than transform China into Libya?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

    The US doesn't care about the Chinese people. There's no malice, there's no ill intention, they just don't care beyond the vague 'hope they find democracy someday' schtick. This whole geopolitical shadow war you worry about only exists in your adolescent head and the heads of your equally juvenile comrades.

    Go outside and try to be a contributing member of society. Maybe even meet a girl. Or a guy, if that's your thing.

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