▲ 908 ▼ Tankies delusional-posting are quite funny (pbs.twimg.com) submitted 1 year ago by lena@gregtech.eu to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 329 comments fedilink hide all child comments "Yes don't vote at all to get rid of fascism"
[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Policies can be checked on both sides permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago* (2 children) Sure, but on average when some self proclaimed leftist's opening is "Democrats did a bad thing" in a vacuum my immediate assumption is they're a campist/tankie, accelerationist, or a rightwing psyop and my instinct is to immediately challenge them (most of the time... sometimes its me critiquing the dems) Sometimes it turns out they're giving an earnest critique but usually not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) What in the word salad are you talking about. Leftists say funding Israel's war crimes is bad. Check mark in both columns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's not a critique of democrats, that's a critique of a portion of democrats and all of republicans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago It's a critique of the democrats that were in the running for president permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Who made you the arbiter of another person's earnestness? Can you read minds? And if you're the one criticizing the Dems, does someone else take over? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I'm the arbiter of who I trust is arguing coherently or in good faith and I am ultimately not trusting of the average internet poster by default. I've been arguing on dedicated internet debate spaces for a very very large portion of my life and I have a good eye for when someone isn't worth being taken seriously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I'll take your word for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago* (2 children) Sure, but on average when some self proclaimed leftist's opening is "Democrats did a bad thing" in a vacuum my immediate assumption is they're a campist/tankie, accelerationist, or a rightwing psyop and my instinct is to immediately challenge them (most of the time... sometimes its me critiquing the dems) Sometimes it turns out they're giving an earnest critique but usually not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) What in the word salad are you talking about. Leftists say funding Israel's war crimes is bad. Check mark in both columns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's not a critique of democrats, that's a critique of a portion of democrats and all of republicans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago It's a critique of the democrats that were in the running for president permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Who made you the arbiter of another person's earnestness? Can you read minds? And if you're the one criticizing the Dems, does someone else take over? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I'm the arbiter of who I trust is arguing coherently or in good faith and I am ultimately not trusting of the average internet poster by default. I've been arguing on dedicated internet debate spaces for a very very large portion of my life and I have a good eye for when someone isn't worth being taken seriously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I'll take your word for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) What in the word salad are you talking about. Leftists say funding Israel's war crimes is bad. Check mark in both columns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's not a critique of democrats, that's a critique of a portion of democrats and all of republicans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago It's a critique of the democrats that were in the running for president permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's not a critique of democrats, that's a critique of a portion of democrats and all of republicans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago It's a critique of the democrats that were in the running for president permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago It's a critique of the democrats that were in the running for president permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Who made you the arbiter of another person's earnestness? Can you read minds? And if you're the one criticizing the Dems, does someone else take over? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I'm the arbiter of who I trust is arguing coherently or in good faith and I am ultimately not trusting of the average internet poster by default. I've been arguing on dedicated internet debate spaces for a very very large portion of my life and I have a good eye for when someone isn't worth being taken seriously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I'll take your word for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I'm the arbiter of who I trust is arguing coherently or in good faith and I am ultimately not trusting of the average internet poster by default. I've been arguing on dedicated internet debate spaces for a very very large portion of my life and I have a good eye for when someone isn't worth being taken seriously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I'll take your word for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I'll take your word for it. permalink fedilink source parent