WereHacker
@WereHacker@lemmy.ml
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
A nuanced answer. Thank you. Those are rare.
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
There is another problem. People use slurs to derail the discussions. Calling people “libs” or “tankies” left, right and center removes focus from whatever is discussed and make people crawl into their foxholes. It is an easy way to devalue people’s opinions or simply derail discussions. I think I will keep on questioning when people use the word “tankie”, because once the word is on the table, the discussion has already been derailed one way or another. And maybe one day it will lead to better discourse.
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
So people are “tankies” if they define “tankie” as slur meaning “left of poster”? That once again sounds like the way MAGA use “woke” about stuff they don’t like.
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
I’ve yet to try those kinds of response, when I discuss with people. Then again I haven’t been going into discussion about Yemen for instance. Mainly because my actual knowledge is simply to small to contribute. I do support anti-imperialist struggles, even by regimes I don’t like. But that does not mean I waiver my right to call out they in turn tyrannize their populations.
And yeah, I have a feeling we have a lot of online cosplayers here in the fediverse, but I will keep treating people as if they are real, when I interact. That however also mean I will keep asking people for definitions. I.e. what do you mean when you say “fash”, “tankie”, “lib” and so on. People use the slurs to hide behind and everyone loves if we can make everything black and white.
But I am a socialist and I have been called a tankie several times and I’ve even been banned for a couple of sub because I asked about that definition. I don’t mind people not liking what I say, but I will not take being slurred without questioning it. If that means a ban, well I am happy for getting out of another echo chamber.
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
I find it very interesting that you get downvotes for this comment. My experience is that this is the way most people use the term and they get so angry, when you point that out.
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
Somebody shared this link. It helped me: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
Thank you for sharing the wikipedia article. I hadn’t read it. A lot of people find Wikipedia controversial for various reasons. But it is one of the most precise encyclopedias on the planet. And you can check out editing history etc. What I am most interested in, is the use here ofcourse. Because it seems to me people use it as a vaguely defined slur to slander people they deem to leftist.
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
That’s the thing, how would I know if I am tankie, if I don’t have a clear definition. If it is defined by wether or not I am oppossed to military moving into Budapest 70 years ago. I am probably not a tankie, but I say probably, because everyone writing about seem so biased I find it difficult to see the truth of it. But my moral compass tells me it is always wrong to use military against civilians. Always.
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
That is a pretty vague definition, and that is probably what irks me about the term. It can be used as a slur for anything you don’t like. Like “woke” for conservatives. I switched home when I found out .world blocks instances they don’t like. Lemmy.ml seemed the to be the broadest, left accepting instance and they block out porn by default, win-win in my book. Infact I like the fact that I can be an anti-imperialist in places like hexbear, without being called a tankie. Being against killing school children does not mean I support the iranian goverment. I hope you take this answer in good faith. It is written in honesty.
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
Thank you. I had an idea, that it was something like that. It seems that on lemmy it means everyone left of poster (or OP), the poster disagree with.
- Comment on ..? 1 week ago:
I am trying to get someone to explain what tankie means. People call me tankie from time to time, but I have no love for the iranian goverment.
- Comment on Without getting into current politics can someone describe to me what an authoritarian regime looks like? 1 month ago:
A list often used on this topic is from a famous academic and writer you may know: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Just don’t leave Epsteinland alone in the care of USA’s goverment officials or it might suddenly get depressed while every Starlink satellite monitoring the area are malfunctioning.
- Comment on Condiment udders 4 months ago:
If it wasn’t for the tariffs I would try to make an export to the common american. It would be stuff like this and soap magnets and other low tech-high tech wonders. Oh and glass pearls, definitely glass pearls.
- Comment on U.S. Detains 2 Survivors of Latest Military Strike in Caribbean 4 months ago:
I believe that is called a kidnapning in the rest of the world
- Comment on Day 365 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing (One Year Anniversary!) 7 months ago:
It is the little things in life. Congrats and thank you for making me come back every day :)
- Comment on Found a fucking list. 7 months ago:
English, such a diverse and beautiful language. And on top the grammar is so easy and it is even easy to spell. To bad it is so hard to recognize sarcasm in writing.
- Comment on Man in trump merch at Metalfest Open Air in Plzeň, Czechia 8 months ago:
Remember a gathering of people is a nazi rally if a nazi is clearly visible and is getting away with it.
- Comment on how badly could a pelican fuck me up in a fight? 1 year ago:
Nice to hear Florida Man has a voice. You, sir are a legend :)
- Comment on ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’: United Has Faced Scrutiny Over Denying Claims 1 year ago:
I think you Mean #sendBillionaires. Hope this helps