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The last few decades of politics (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by [M] to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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Glad they're taking off the gloves a little, but it's always been a non-option to just make our lives significantly and irrevocably better like M4A or the PRO act and although they're good at trying and failing, they never talk about the consequences as dire as they actually are with few exceptions.

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[–] -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

Lol sure okay you're not a Tankie you just oppose everyone that they oppose and support all the outcomes that they support. Maybe you're not a tankie, I'm sure there are no shortage of idiots.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    What do you think a tankie is? 😂🤣😂😅

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  • [–] -2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Supporters of Authoritarian Eastern Empires including USSR, CCP, NK, and modern Russia. People who oppose liberalism, NATO, the EU, etc. They claim to oppose Capitalism but it's moreso just that they use it as a dog whistle to complain about the west without any real intention to bring any amount of fairness or progressive reform because they view the west and all of it's people as enemies who should suffer.

    The endorse and promote the GOP and under the strict condition that they don't actually have a chance at winning the election: any progressive candidate.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    Wow, that's actually not extremely far off from the mark! It's not right of course but it's the closest you have come so far to getting a correct answer this entire conversation.

    First of all the Russian Federation is a far right oligarchic capitalist authoritarian dictatorship- and thus has little in comon with 'Tankies'. It's much closer to a fascist nation than a "communist" one.

    Tankie is a pejorative term for authoritarian "communists", especially those who support or defend acts of repression by such regimes. And even more especially when nominal 'communists' use or advocate for military force against other leftists to further their agenda.

    Neither Leftists nor Tankies have anything whatsoever to do with Hitler or fascism- which is a far right ideology. Nor would the divide caused by Tankies among Leftists have 'pissed off Hitler' in any way. He would have been delighted by it in fact, since Fascism is an inherently anti-communist ideology and Stalin was one of his main enemies.

    So, instead of having "a board full of magic buttons that (would have) pissed off Hitler"- you are just a very ill informed troll that would have pleased Hitler more than anyone.

    The USSR, the PRC, and the DPRK are/were Tankies, so you got that much right at least. However extending the definition of Tankie to include anyone that couldn't defeat the GOP in an election is moronic in the extreme. Actually saying that is a moronic take is an insult to morons.

    On top of that, much like in many other areas you haven't the slightest clue as to whether or not Bernie could have beaten Trump if the DNC hadn't colluded against him- in fact many political analysts predicted that Bernie would have handily defeated Trump in 2016- and support for progressive and leftist thought has grown exponentially since then. As a matter of fact it's probable that the DNC propping up a right wing Harris during the last election instead of a progressive was what cost us the election and put Trump in power- so the DNC would count as Tankies by your own very stupid definition.

    Considering your inability to differentiate between Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Donna Brazile, your analysis on who or what could potentially beat the GOP in an election means even less than nothing. Tucker Carlson has a better grasp of the political landscape than you do, and believe me that is a super low bar to clear.

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