goatM to MeanwhileOnGradEnglish · 1 year ago"I actually really like how over saturated this word has become. “Tankie” has become yet another meaningless buzzword that is applied to literally anyone."imagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down114
arrow-up1-2arrow-down1image"I actually really like how over saturated this word has become. “Tankie” has become yet another meaningless buzzword that is applied to literally anyone."goatM to MeanwhileOnGradEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareyatalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoPrecisely the same argument nazis use when being called nazis. Funny how similar the MO of both nazis and tankies is.
minus-squareBrocken40linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 year agoYeah it’s crazy, like we’re all the same or something and the only difference is where you draw the line in the sand of “I’m better than all these people”
minus-squareyatalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoNo, that’s not it. I do appreciate your usage of “we” in that argument though.
minus-squareBrocken40linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoYeah, it is a bit reductive, but At the end of the day everyone is people, no matter what they believe. So we all use the same mental gymnastics.
Precisely the same argument nazis use when being called nazis. Funny how similar the MO of both nazis and tankies is.
Yeah it’s crazy, like we’re all the same or something and the only difference is where you draw the line in the sand of “I’m better than all these people”
No, that’s not it. I do appreciate your usage of “we” in that argument though.
Yeah, it is a bit reductive, but At the end of the day everyone is people, no matter what they believe. So we all use the same mental gymnastics.