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Are you a 'tankie' (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 54 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Tankie is a floating signifier. If you ask twenty liberals what a tankie is you’ll get

Twenty different answers, and
Several people upset at being called a liberal because they don’t have even a Wikipedia-level understanding of liberalism or socialism.

[–] EchoCT@lemmy.ml 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

100 percent agreed. They'll group anything too far left of them under the same name. Don't care anymore. If they want to whine then fuck it, I'll wear the term.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

Like how fascists think liberals are marxists, despite liberals and marxists both knowing how dumb that is

[–] OpenStars 9 points 5 months ago

Great synopsis. I may have found a twenty first definition if you want!?:-P