• WolfLink
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    3 hours ago

    Just because some people might not use the term correctly doesn’t mean it isn’t a useful term

    I left lemmy.ml because there were too many people defending or denying historical acts of political violence. That’s what we mean when we say tankies are authoritarian.

    • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml
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      2 hours ago

      If you’d actually read my post, you’d know my point wasn’t about it being used “incorrectly”.

      people defending or denying historical acts of political violence. That’s what we mean when we say tankies are authoritarian.

      Defeating the Nazis was an act of political violence, freeing slaves was an act of political violence, over throwing the feudal system was an act of political believe, driving out colonial empires is an act of political violence, enforcing property rights is an act of political violence, ceasing the means of production is an act of political violence.

      See? This is exactly, exactly what I was talking about.