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[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 38 points 1 year ago

No tankies, we dont call all left leaning people Tankies, its specifically those of you that suck off Russia and China

[-] 800XL@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

But that means a bunch of GOP Reps and Senators are tankies. They love sucking off Russia!

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

I see nothing wrong with this definition

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago
[-] Grayox@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Tankie has become shorthand for anyone who believes in Communism, Russia isn't Communist China is.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I don't know that I'd call them communist honestly. They have a pretty equal blend of capitalism and communism.

[-] babypigeon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

There's capitalism and communism in both, but first and foremost they're dictatorships.

[-] Count042@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Russia is more capitalist then we are.

I don't see how you could say after 'shock therapy' that Russia is still a blend of communism in good faith.

Like, I'm not trying to say Russia is a democracy, because obviously it isn't, but the communist party is explicitly banned in Russia.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

It's quite understated just how much worse capitalism is in Russia. They have outright oligarchs, who make US CEOs look like equitable angels.

You can use them as a litmus test for Western politicians who claim to be leftist. If they rail against domestic billionaires and corps but have no issue dining with Russian oligarchs, they're just trying to trick you. Jill Stein is the foremost example that comes to mind.

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

jill stein did not dine with russian oligarchs, and she has been critical of them. so you're kind of making things up.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

She was at the RT dinner with quite a few big names.

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

none of them were eating at her table.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Michael Flynn and Putin were however. I don't blame her for who was at her table, but who was there overall.

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

so? do you think she chose who was sat at that table?

[-] in4aPenny@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

No but she certainly chose herself to sit at that table.

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

you're right. she paid for travel and a ticket to the event, and then sat at a table. the fucking horror.

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Its shorthand for those who suck off Russia and China. If you are a communist who understands that those two countries are the exact opposite of ideals we should shoot for, you are not a Tankie

[-] masquenox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Oh look... a liberal who doesn't know what the term tankie means. Do they churn you out in a mould or something?

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Cool, you're not a Tankie then!

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