• @Enasni
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    My only question is if they’re tankies then why even leave Reddit? That’s like a stoner moving to a state where weeds legal then leaving because there’s too much weed.

    • @Cynosure
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      81 year ago

      Because free software aligns with leftist ideals?

      • @[email protected]
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        Leftists aren’t tankies. Tankies are specifically pro USSR.

        A pro authoritarian state. That’s why they are called tankies after all lol.

        • JackbyDev
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          I think this is a matter of all tankies are leftists but not all leftists are tankies.

      • @sauerkraus
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        Not sure if that was a joke or a sincere lack of familiarity. What tankies want is a restoration and supremacy of the USSR to spread what they called communism.

        • Altima NEO
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          Nah, Im just not familiar with them. I keep seeing people referring to them, but never saying exactly what their deal is. Even back on reddit.

          • @sauerkraus
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            61 year ago

            The name comes from the USSR’s practice of deploying tanks to crush dissent.

            • @[email protected]
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              I believe the specific moment was when the USSR used tanks to crack down on peaceful protesters in Czechoslovakia; supporters were called tankies.

    • @[email protected]
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      Tankies are pro-authoritarian but not pro-corporate.

      Lemmy’s creators were part of a community that got banned IIRC (ChapoTrapHouse)