I’ve been trying to find a good Marxist instance, but Lemmygrad and Hexbear are widely hated. Why is that? Are there any good leftist instances?

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      Sounds like Lemmy’s version of r/atheism 10+ years ago. Atheism itself is fine, but the sub became an insufferable circle jerk.

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      “Tankie” is a term that’s applied to literally any communist. I’ve heard it used against Trotskyists and fucking social democrats.

      So, what’s actually the problem with them? Are they Maoists? CPC apologists?

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        They like Stalin, Putin , Xi and Kim. And defend everything they do.

        Like WTF? How can a communist defend putin!?

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          II hear this constantly, I have yet to see it one time ever by ANY communists on ANY website.

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            Visit a few Ukraine threads, it’s one of the topics the fanatics pile on.
            My point was that tankies are a “special” subset of communists.

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              I have. I’ve still never seen it. What I do constantly see in those threads is dehumanization of Russian people and calls for mass genocide of them, though. Calling them orcs and talking about how they all deserve to die.

              I don’t believe you, to be honest. One can acknowledge Russian security concerns (like multiple U.S. military officials and many high members of the UN have) without praising Putin. And I’ve still never seen a single communist say anything good about Putin. On any website.

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                I’ve never seen what you’re describing. Not about Russians anyway. I’ve seen far too many zionists saying that shit about Palestinians tho.

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        People who throw the word “tankie” around indiscriminately aren’t using it right. From what I’ve seen, it applies specifically to extreme communist fanboys who are apologists for communist militarism. For example, Tankies will say that the Tiananmen Square massacre was either justified or didn’t happen.

        Just being a fan of communism doesn’t make someone a tankie.

        Edit: see below for an excellent example