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[-] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 3 points 14 hours ago

soo, just to chime in, i get your whole point, and i agree with you. i'm just gonna propose another explanation why the other user behaves like a tankie:

  • the collapse of the sovjet union scarred many people psychologically. in its core, the sovjet union was a noble project with a bad execution, and it's like, if you're working for something, and can't accept that it fails. it's like the love of your life leaves you or sth, some people never get over it. some of these people then think that it was because of america's constant military threats etc that made the sovjet union fail. anyways, these people then end up thinking "well, if we had more military power, then we'd have been successful". and that drives them to become tankies.

meanwhile, the sovjet union failed for complex geopolitical reasons that had basically nothing to do with military power. so the tankies are wrong, but they're wrong because they're deeply hurt themselves, not because they're inherently evil people.

[-] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Oh I don't think they're evil. I stated very clearly that I have no idea what's going on in their head.

All I know is the effect they have on others, which is negative on average, and as a result - harmful to the spread of goodness in humanity.

It's like the kid down the street who was beat up by some black kids and is forever racist because of it. I can intellectualize that he's deeply hurt by his experience, and I can try to talk him out of being racist, but I'm still going to dislike him and try to block him from affecting others with his poison.


Again I'll remind that "Nonconfrontational" person I blocked you, so there's no point in replying to me. Following me around the thread downvoting everything I say kinda highlights the issue with people like you.

Before you assert that I must not have blocked you or I wouldn't know it was you:

  1. I saw the 1 more reply and Lemmy wouldn't let me read it, which I assumed means it's from someone I blocked.

  2. I want to say you're the third or so person I've ever blocked on Lemmy.

  3. I double-checked by logging out, and confirmed it was you.

My advice would be to touch some grass.

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Lmfao. Y'all are fucking sick.

Edit: The bizarre lengths people go to to censor their own world view, lmao.

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago

The USSR defeated the literal Nazis lol. God forbid they get a bit of praise in their attempt at socialism. Meanwhile, permanent war from America across the globe.

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