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• Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  “Tankie” is a pejorative for those who support existing socialist states, it’s essentially a pejorative for communists.

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  • T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    No that’s not true

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    • RiverRock@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      It fully is

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    • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      It’s 100% true.

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      • T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        No, it’s 100% not

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  • hitwright@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Tankie is a term for anti US campist, that chooses to ignore crimes againt humanity by other Imperialistic nations. (China, Russia)

    Historically used against socialists, but the term gained another meaning

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    • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Neither China nor Russia are imperialist, though. “Tankie” is used against those supportive of socialist states, which also overwhelmingly includes people that don’t believe Russia or China are imperialist.

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      • j_overgrens@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        HAAHAHAHAHAHA, imagine calling Russia non-imperialist. Even the fucking Russian church calls it a holy mission of Russia to spread the Russian realm.

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      • hitwright@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Mostly I saw it used against campist (US vs Them) people here. Much less often against idealistic socialists or communists.

        This might better explain: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbkkh6GWn5Y

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• mattyroses@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s just coincidence that it’s used against all communists then?

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  • T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    all communists? That’s a very big sample size

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    • mattyroses@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      OK chief, let’s try it easier. What actual communists that have existed are not tankies, according to you?

      Because my library socialist/ Titoist ass is called one constantly for saying such radical things as “the US shouldn’t be excused for their constant war crimes”.

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      • T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Because my library socialist/ Titoist ass is called one constantly for saying such radical things as “the US shouldn’t be excused for their constant war crimes”.

        I say that too. I’ve never once been referred to as a tankie.

        A tankie is hard to define, but generally someone who is unapologetic when it comes to what russia and china do.

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