• T00l_shed@lemmy.world
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        29 days ago

        Yup, look, here i am defending communists, and you cant help but shit on them, calling them all tankies. Oh well, no good deed eh?

        • RiverRock@lemmy.ml
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          29 days ago

          Dude you look like a huge insecure nerd right now, just quit while you’re ahead

        • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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          29 days ago

          Acknowledging that “tankie” is a pejorative for those who support socialist states isn’t a condemnation of them. You aren’t defensing communists, you’re perpetuating Red Scare nonsense.

          • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
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            29 days ago

            Acknowledging that tankie is a pejorative for those who support socialists states would be incorrect. I am defending communists, just not tankies. Im a little sad that you cant seem to untie the two from one another :(

            • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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              29 days ago

              Nah, tankie is a pejorative for those that support existing socialist states, which applies to the overwhelming majority of communists. Trying to untie them is just a way to pretend you don’t oppose communism and thus save face on a platform with lots of leftists.