Tankie confusion (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by [M] to c/Trashpost@sh.itjust.works
 
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[+] -10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Am I missing something? Aren't tankies just ancap? Also what is Trump saying that is anti capitalism?

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I guess my question is more, what is Trump saying that is the same as Tankies? Trump isn't anti Capitalist.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Putin is definitely a dictator who started the war, and invaded Ukraine.

    But doesn't every country have the right to defend itself? (Not that Russia is 'defending itself' in this case)

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 1 year ago*

    But doesn't every country have the right to defend itself? (Not that Russia is 'defending itself' in this case)

    I don't know why you're asking a question that you answered. Yes they do, but that's not what Russia is doing. That's their excuse and it makes no sense. Ukraine has a right to defend itself. Russia is invading.

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 1 year ago

    "Not even close, babyyyyyyy." They might claim some different underlying beliefs, but in practice, just like Libertarians, they're just conservatives trying to hide the fact that they're conservatives by cosplaying as other groups.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 1 year ago*

    Tankies supposedly oppose capitalism, and they only support anarchism when it's in the West.

    The term is derived from those who sided with the tanks when the USSR rolled into towns and later when the CCP sent the military on their own citizens during an event that resulted in millions of deaths across their nation. You know, "communists" but without any power in the hands of the workers.

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