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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[–] RuthlessCriticism@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (43 children)

This but unironically. In general though, there is nothing more galling than liberals complaining about Russia. You made it this way. This is on you. First you destroy the soviet union, then you reconfigure the politics and economy of Russia, and then you have the audacity to complain about the very thing you caused.

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (28 children)

Ah yes, well known liberal checks notes George Bush.

Russia cannibalised itself after the Soviet Union fell, didn't need any Western help there.

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Political Liberal not “social liberal”

Bush was a capital L Liberal Capitalist

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You mean economic liberal? Bush was far from politically liberal.

[–] Orcocracy@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In the sense of “liberal” as used in political philosophy or how the word is applied to party names in most countries around the world, yes Bush was a liberal. Americans tend to use the word differently though, since both major US parties are pro-business liberal parties, of a sort. This maybe applies a bit less to the Republicans today than in did in GHW Bush’s day, although by how much is still up for debate.

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Liberal as in the tradition of John Locke, not the American vernacular sense

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