Have you considered that you actually found a tankie in the wild?
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jaschen@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
I live in Taiwan and met a guy yesterday who is moving to Taiwan because Austin is a “liberal hell hole”.
When pressed on any issues about Trump, his answer was that Biden is worse than Trump. When I asked about Harris, he just mentioned she will just copy Biden.
The funny thing is that Taiwan is by far more liberal and more progressive than Austin Texas. He seemed to like the universal healthcare and the many social services. He didn’t mind the high corporate taxes companies have to pay.
My assessment is that he is only basing his vote on vibes and feels alone. Judging from the conversation, he is more of a Bernie supporter.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 weeks ago
jaschen@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
I’m going to give this guy the benefits of a doubt. He sounds more misguided and brainwashed wrapped into a heavy dose of tribalism.
I watched a bunch of YouTube videos of a psychiatrist talking about Trumpism and how to undue the brainwashing. I’m going to continue to hang out with him to see if I can wake him up.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
i feel like a tankie would just refer to joe as genocide joe, but maybe i’m too internet pilled?
jaschen@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Tankies praise China and the Soviet. He’s from Texas. I think he’s just brainwashed.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
i know that part, that ones a classic, i think there are a lot more tankies or “pipelined” tankies than we think on the left, but i also don’t know shit so that’s just conjecture lol.
People from texas are really goofy though. Something about that state. It’s the florida of the inland states. Even though it’s technically not inland.
Texas_Hangover@lemy.lol 5 weeks ago
Austin really does suck, he’s bound to be a little fucked up.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I know they say don’t judge a book by its cover but your friend sounds like he ate glue sticks in elementary.
jaschen@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
This guy has a master in mechanical engineering and is self teaching himself Rust l. Dude isn’t dumb. Just misguided and brainwashed.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
True, I’ve met my fair share of smart people who end up falling off the deep end. I think it has something to do with generational trauma. Some people seem to have a much easier time recognizing the faults in how they were raised than others.
jaschen@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Very true.