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Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along (www.mintpressnews.com)

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[–] socsa@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

This is the kind of stupid article that someone publishes to make tankies look fucking stupid, and then tankies rush to defend it because they have completely lost the plot.

[–] Flinch@hexbear.net 56 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"tankie" is when you understand cause and effect

[–] somename@hexbear.net 52 points 2 years ago

What am I supposed to be defending here? I’m honestly confused.

[–] oregoncom@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Tankies under your bed. Tankies in your closet. Tankies everywhere. Spouse left you? Jodie's a Tankie. Kids don't love you? They're Tankies.