• T00l_shed@lemmy.world
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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

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                    2 months ago

                    The ones that aren’t? Why is this so complex for you? Why do you want to label all communists the pejorative of tankie? Is it a victim complex?