Incase anyone tells you that lemmy.ml is not a tankie instance.

    • @[email protected]
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      13 days ago

      Marxism Leninism

      They are the original Lemmy devs which is why I joined there. Horrible mistake, reactionary idiots who project their insecurity on others while thinking that they are the only ones who figured out the secret sauce. Pretty much exactly sovereign citizen level quackery.

      look up the word “tankies” to get an idea

      • @Rekorse
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        -213 days ago

        To be fair, how do westerners not treat capitalism and democracy with exactly the same weight? I think both sides would have good reason to argue that neither side has figured out the secret sauce as you say.

        Not a huge stretch to think both the US and Russia treat their citizens poorly, and neither is a model for the rest of the world.

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          313 days ago

          Because while both are shit, under capitalism I can at least say it’s shit without fear of incarceration or reeducation.

          • @fernlike3923
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            1813 days ago

            Russia is also capitalist, and I think you meant to say “democracy” instead of “capitalism” there since authoritarian capitalism is definitely a thing (see Russia and China).

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              413 days ago

              What does Stalin have to do with freedom of speech, because tankies support authocrats and dictators worldwide, but especially are fans of Stalin.

            • @FlorianSimon
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              213 days ago

              You know the answer to this question. The person you are replying to mentions the system of government of countries doing capitalism. No need to be so pedantic.

              • @[email protected]M
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                313 days ago

                I think the pedantry is warranted. A lot of people like to conflate capitalism and democracy.

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                  212 days ago

                  Alot of people also confuse freedom with capitalism and democracy. The propaganda runs deep

    • @Noel_Skum
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      1513 days ago

      Area code for Mali… and I assume shorthand for Marxist Leninist.