edit: this is now closed future comments won’t be counted

I keep seeing this instance is overrun with tankies so hey, lets do an informal survey like I’ve seen on hexbear

respond with YES or NO in the first line of your comment and i’ll tally everything in a couple of days, lets say I’ll try and collect everything on the sunday the 9th (10+gmt sorry)

not sure thisll work, be nice, have fun

  • Palacegalleryratio [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    243·
    5 months ago

    NO

    Tankie is a meaningless word. If you point out China has undeniably made progress under communism, you’re a tankie. If you point out Stalin wasn’t the evil dictator westerners make him out to be (even though it’s disproven by the literal CIA itself) you’re a tankie, if you think capitalism is causing problems in the USA you’re a tankie. If you criticise US or NATO foreign policy you’re a tankie. If you criticise the Republicans you’re a Tankie. If you criticise the Dems, guess what also a tankie. If you think that the USSR and the PRC are/were perfect little angels that never made any mistakes or did anything wrong ever then you’re also a Tankie.

    It’s just too broad a term for me or anyone to identify with any way. It’s not an ideology. It’s a dumb insult to dismiss the opinions of others you disagree with without having to engage with their point at all or critically analyse your own beliefs in any meaningful way.

    • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
      222·
      5 months ago

      Organizing a union? Pushing for higher wages? Defending your people from reactionary aggression?

      Not voting? Don’t hate the US’s main enemies, like Russia, China, Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Syria, Palestine, the DPRK?

      Believe it or not, tankie.

      • Palacegalleryratio [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        13·
        5 months ago

        Eat beans instead of meat for protein? No trial, no jury, straight to being a Tankie. Not eat a specific brand of beans I.e. Goya? Believe it or not also a Tankie. We have the best diets in the world.

        • MentalGymnastics
          1·
          5 months ago

          They just spout nonsense delusions. Shows how triggered they get when you call them out. There’s a terry davis joke somewhere here. Something about the tank tracks glowing in the dark.

    • MentalGymnastics
      4·
      5 months ago

      There’s no way you just claimed Stalin was not an evil dictator. Precise tankie behavior, actively rewriting history. That document you linked literally says Stalin was team captain of the dictator party. It tries to say he personally didn’t do dictator shit it was just his party who did it, which no. He was head captain he had a major hand organizing the efficient dictatoring tankies love him for.