I noticed people started to use the idea of “no ethical consumption under capitalism” to just be completely irresponsible and just stop trying at all. I don’t think the point of that is to give up completely lol

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[–] Posadas@hexbear.net 45 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Tankie

[–] BeanBoy@hexbear.net 42 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You want universal healthcare? Can’t do that. Sounds like a tankie thing to say.

[–] Posadas@hexbear.net 39 points 11 months ago

You think Isreal vaporizing children is bad? God, you're such a fucking tankie.

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tankie is when you don't want to send tanks into ukraine

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They use "tankie" because they don't like to think that anyone could be to the left of them. The libs who call themselves leftists but support NATO and oppose protests that interrupt their morning commute are the ones that use tankie the MOST

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It also lets them say "commie" without saying it, and thus without sounding rhetorically identical to the far right. This lets them preserve their delusion that they have a distinct (and left wing) political position.

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

'woke' for blue fash

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Was always a chauvinist left-punching term from day one. Wasn't "co-opted" so much as "went viral for its intended purpose"

[–] SeventyTwoTrillion@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

yes, I do want to send in military force to crush anti-semitic pogroms in Hungary. I am literally the worst person politically, ever

[–] wombat@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

say it loud, tankie and proud