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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down1·6 months agoDamn. Did not expect to read two different stories about Soviet military officers averting nuclear catastrophe in a community where “Tankie” is a slur.
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up37·6 months agoNot everyone from China / Russia / the USSR is bad people. A bad government doesn’t mean bad people. It’s important to understand the nuance and not fall into xenophobia.
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·6 months agoIf tankie is a slur then so is Nazi.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoTo the troops! Both sides!
Damn. Did not expect to read two different stories about Soviet military officers averting nuclear catastrophe in a community where “Tankie” is a slur.
Not everyone from China / Russia / the USSR is bad people. A bad government doesn’t mean bad people.
It’s important to understand the nuance and not fall into xenophobia.
If tankie is a slur then so is Nazi.
To the troops! Both sides!