• barsquid
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    9 months ago

    People get called that when they’re pretending to be far left while urging everyone to take the exact actions the Repubs want them to take.

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      9 months ago

      Is this code for “people who aren’t voting for Joe Biden”?

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        9 months ago

        that would be people who are essentially voting for trump, so yeah, why not.

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        9 months ago

        Tankie is the pro-authoritarian left. The Stalinists essentially. The ones who think it’s appropriate to send in the tanks to quell a socialist or communist uprising because it has a tint of democracy in it, which may cause their strong leader to lose dictatorial power.

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        9 months ago

        It’s code for “antifascist” “leftists” who are urging people to do the exact same things that the Republican party wants them to do.

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          9 months ago

          urging people to do the exact same things

          Specifically, which things?

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            9 months ago

            If you’re upset about being called a tankie, you could cross-reference what you are urging people to do with what the Republican party wants people to do. And then stop that.

            In general I would recommend being antifascist in a way that isn’t the exact same actions as overt fascism with the only difference being the rhetoric justifying the actions.

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                9 months ago

                Fuck if I know. You’re whining about being called a tankie. I can explain why that happens in general. You’ll have to figure the rest out on your own. Maybe if you do some reading and educate yourself you can get there.