Comment on The highlighted division and factions of Lemmy.

• Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you want to find out if they’re an actual tankie, just look for anything related to Russia or China. They out themselves pretty quick, usually.

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  • Diva@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Can you elaborate? is tankie just pejorative shorthand for ‘isn’t repeating the approved narrative’

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    • Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Just read these 14 books from 1930 if you want to have an opinion. No, I can’t summarize anything from them. They can only be understood in their entirety.

      All hail Putin, Xi.

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      • Diva@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Seems like a caricature rather than someone that’s actually around.

        I really don’t see anyone on lemmy at least being like ‘no Putin is good actually.’

        One example, I was reading a hexbear (allegedly tankie central) thread a while back where they were shitting on the CPRF for receiving praise from Putin for their support of the SMO. (ie saying that they were losers that lenin would have had shot, and that they’re not communist)

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