WereHacker
@WereHacker@lemmy.ml
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
A nuanced answer. Thank you. Those are rare.
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
There is another problem. People use slurs to derail the discussions. Calling people “libs” or “tankies” left, right and center removes focus from whatever is discussed and make people crawl into their foxholes. It is an easy way to devalue people’s opinions or simply derail discussions. I think I will keep on questioning when people use the word “tankie”, because once the word is on the table, the discussion has already been derailed one way or another. And maybe one day it will lead to better discourse.
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
So people are “tankies” if they define “tankie” as slur meaning “left of poster”? That once again sounds like the way MAGA use “woke” about stuff they don’t like.
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve yet to try those kinds of response, when I discuss with people. Then again I haven’t been going into discussion about Yemen for instance. Mainly because my actual knowledge is simply to small to contribute. I do support anti-imperialist struggles, even by regimes I don’t like. But that does not mean I waiver my right to call out they in turn tyrannize their populations.
And yeah, I have a feeling we have a lot of online cosplayers here in the fediverse, but I will keep treating people as if they are real, when I interact. That however also mean I will keep asking people for definitions. I.e. what do you mean when you say “fash”, “tankie”, “lib” and so on. People use the slurs to hide behind and everyone loves if we can make everything black and white.
But I am a socialist and I have been called a tankie several times and I’ve even been banned for a couple of sub because I asked about that definition. I don’t mind people not liking what I say, but I will not take being slurred without questioning it. If that means a ban, well I am happy for getting out of another echo chamber.
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
I find it very interesting that you get downvotes for this comment. My experience is that this is the way most people use the term and they get so angry, when you point that out.
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
Somebody shared this link. It helped me: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
Thank you for sharing the wikipedia article. I hadn’t read it. A lot of people find Wikipedia controversial for various reasons. But it is one of the most precise encyclopedias on the planet. And you can check out editing history etc. What I am most interested in, is the use here ofcourse. Because it seems to me people use it as a vaguely defined slur to slander people they deem to leftist.
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
That’s the thing, how would I know if I am tankie, if I don’t have a clear definition. If it is defined by wether or not I am oppossed to military moving into Budapest 70 years ago. I am probably not a tankie, but I say probably, because everyone writing about seem so biased I find it difficult to see the truth of it. But my moral compass tells me it is always wrong to use military against civilians. Always.
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
That is a pretty vague definition, and that is probably what irks me about the term. It can be used as a slur for anything you don’t like. Like “woke” for conservatives. I switched home when I found out .world blocks instances they don’t like. Lemmy.ml seemed the to be the broadest, left accepting instance and they block out porn by default, win-win in my book. Infact I like the fact that I can be an anti-imperialist in places like hexbear, without being called a tankie. Being against killing school children does not mean I support the iranian goverment. I hope you take this answer in good faith. It is written in honesty.
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
Thank you. I had an idea, that it was something like that. It seems that on lemmy it means everyone left of poster (or OP), the poster disagree with.
- Comment on ..? 2 weeks ago:
I am trying to get someone to explain what tankie means. People call me tankie from time to time, but I have no love for the iranian goverment.
- Comment on Without getting into current politics can someone describe to me what an authoritarian regime looks like? 2 months ago:
A list often used on this topic is from a famous academic and writer you may know: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism
- Comment on YSK there is an intense Zionist propaganda campaign ongoing 2 months ago:
He just seems like any other liberal american on lemmy(.world in particular). Why would .world want to get rid of a mod they agree with?
Don’t get me wrong, it saddens me to see how you can brainwash people enough to think mass murdering children is a good thing, but I don’t think he is worse than so many others. He does have a special interest in justifying the attack on Gaza, probably because his background. But that just makes him an expert in the eyes of lemmy.world.
I might be an old grump, but I just see american libs doing whatever they do for entertainment.
- Comment on YSK there is an intense Zionist propaganda campaign ongoing 2 months ago:
That is probably a good thing.
Thank you for sharing the link.
I’ve never used it, personally. I’ve only recently begun commenting in here. And I mostly react to other people’s posts.
Sometimes that reaction is checking their post history and if what they post sours me up too much I block them.
But I have not been curious enough to check any ones voting record. Yet.
- Comment on YSK there is an intense Zionist propaganda campaign ongoing 2 months ago:
I hope so.
- Comment on YSK there is an intense Zionist propaganda campaign ongoing 2 months ago:
I actually don’t. I just find the hypocrisy to be enraging.
If I was a religious person I would call it close to hubris.
To act so shitty they know their actions will haunt them forever and still think they must know better than everybody else.
And consequently trying to gloss it over and destroy all evidence they did so. It is movie style villainy.
- Comment on YSK there is an intense Zionist propaganda campaign ongoing 2 months ago:
And once again I ask. Who downvote stuff like this?
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
That is not news to me. But I am probably more lenient towards Cuba and Venezuela than most. Russia is just as bad as the USA these days. And Russia hunts socialists just as ferverently as the USA.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Is being against a kidnapping tankie? I’m a communist and people have called me tankie from time to time, but I still don’t know what it means and it seems to change definition everytime I ask.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Somebody should track the downvoters of this post. I suspect it is not because of a faulty link or the like.
- Comment on Denmark wants to ban VPNs to unlock foreign, illegal streams – and experts are worried 2 months ago:
Don’t be fooled by the party names. You have to look at the policies and consequences. Danes like to feel progressive, have left leaning stuff like free education and totalitarian measures against stuff they fear. The social democratic party remained in power after Germany moved troops into Denmark in 1940. It should tell you a lot.
- Comment on Women and men and consensual sex 3 months ago:
Non-consensual sex isn’t sex, it is an act of violence.
- Comment on Condiment udders 4 months ago:
If it wasn’t for the tariffs I would try to make an export to the common american. It would be stuff like this and soap magnets and other low tech-high tech wonders. Oh and glass pearls, definitely glass pearls.
- Comment on Day 365 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing (One Year Anniversary!) 8 months ago:
It is the little things in life. Congrats and thank you for making me come back every day :)
- Comment on Found a fucking list. 8 months ago:
English, such a diverse and beautiful language. And on top the grammar is so easy and it is even easy to spell. To bad it is so hard to recognize sarcasm in writing.
- Comment on US couple blocked from suing Uber after crash say daughter agreed to Uber Eats terms 1 year ago:
Only american lives sadly. The rest of us have always been expendable.
I do feel sorry for the american people. It seems you are gonna get the same treatment as the rest of the worlds underdogs now.
Just hope eXXon doesn’t find oil under your house.