I do. I had a post removed from political memes because apparently people didn’t like the fact that a Nazi was made a chairman in NATO. Adolf Heusinger
Comment on unsure why we are surprised lol
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 months agoAnecdotally I have seen Marxist-Leninists calmly arguing in politics communities banned for being “tankies.” I will admit, I do not have any examples on-hand.
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 6 months ago
We know that, it’s the implication that that somehow justifies Russia invading Ukraine is what makes you a tankie.
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That was never brought up in the post or the comments. The post was removed for “misinformation,” when it is completely factual. The commenters first countered that it wasn’t true. He wasn’t actually a Nazi. He wasn’t a chairman. When that failed, they focused on the pedantry of “a” chairman versus “the” chairman. And I guess it was reported and removed.
Just pointing out that the same exclusionary tribalism happens on world as it happens on .ml and Lemmygrad.
Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
And your vague-posting about it surely gives a fair and balanced account, I’m sure, but if you want to make your case, link the thread, if you think it will vindicate you.
Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
So do they regularly do this, or is it a thing you’ve seen anecdotally?
And if the thing they were calmly arguing was genocide denial, then it was warranted. The tone is not the only thing that matters.
Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Imagine if someone defended nazis with “they were calmly denying the Holocaust”. I’ve seen far too many tankies denying the Uyghur genocide every chance they get. Like you say, it doesn’t matter the tone; genocide denial is itself a line you don’t cross.
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I can’t find a reputable international human rights organization that calls it a genocide. Human Rights violations, sure. Crimes against humanity, maybe, but not genocide.
If it’s a genocide, why hasn’t it been taken to the International Court of Justice?
force@lemmy.world 6 months ago
A majority of the countries that voted with China on that resolution were/are extremely tied to China and heavily economically reliant on China, and upsetting China enough means a potential economic crisis.
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(note that Venezuela actually imported more from China than the US in 2020 according to some sources)
It only makes sense for them to not vote against China, no matter their actual crimes, it would be biting the hand that feeds them. It’s a similar reason as to why almost no country officially recognizes Taiwan as its own country separate from PRC.
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
I dont have data on it, sorry to say.