• T00l_shed@lemmy.world
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    1 month 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?

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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      1 month 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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        1 month 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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          1 month 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.

    • RiverRock@lemmy.ml
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      1 month ago

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