• Matty Roses@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    OK chief, let’s try it easier. What actual communists that have existed are not tankies, according to you?

    Because my library socialist/ Titoist ass is called one constantly for saying such radical things as “the US shouldn’t be excused for their constant war crimes”.

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      2 months ago

      Because my library socialist/ Titoist ass is called one constantly for saying such radical things as “the US shouldn’t be excused for their constant war crimes”.

      I say that too. I’ve never once been referred to as a tankie.

      A tankie is hard to define, but generally someone who is unapologetic when it comes to what russia and china do.

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        2 months ago

        What is “unapologetic”? Like pointing out that the US is constantly is launching wars of aggression, while China hasn’t been in a war since the 70s?

        There’s a big false equivalence that liberals want to make between the US and other large powers, that if ores the scope and frequency of US lawlessness.

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          2 months ago

          What about ism, like you just exemplified isn’t even a requirement but happens alot.

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                2 months ago

                Yeah, and that’s why this is nonsense. “All things are only good or bad, and anything that is bad and communist is tankie. And, funny enough, I don’t seem to mind bad when it’s not communist”

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                  2 months ago

                  "All things are only good or bad, and anything that is bad and communist is tankie

                  Good thing I didn’t say that then eh?

                  funny enough, I don’t seem to mind bad when it’s not communist"

                  Of course i do. What a silly thing for you to say