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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Can someone who is anti-Soviet and anti-China be considered a tankie?

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Of course. as long as you use the liberal the definition of tankie which is 'everyone who disagrees with US foreign policy'

Real answer: I guess Tito? lol

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago

Of course; anything to the left of Elizabeth Warren is tankie

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Can someone who justifies russian imperialism and promotes russian propaganda copytext be considered a tankie? :)

In all seriousness, Chomsky is not tankie.

That being said, what's with the association with US oligarchs involved with abuse of minors and happy photos with US authoritarians?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Can someone who justifies russian imperialism and promotes russian propaganda copytext be considered a tankie? :)

Chomsky is anti-Russia too, what are you talking about?

That being said, what’s with the association with US oligarchs involved with abuse of minors and happy photos with US authoritarians?

Answer my question first: were there any “tankies” on Epstein’s plane? Chomsky isn't one, so name one.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, I am guessing not.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Think hard about why that is.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You don't need think hard about it.

At any rate whatever your trying to say is not really in context of my initial shitpost.

[–] phar@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Those that support Russia aren't actually left wing they are just claiming to be. So I guess it depends on the definition of tankie.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I remember you, you were the one calling for a genocide of Russia and calling any one opposed a tankie

[–] phar@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I never called anyone a tankie and I said Russia should be split up and given to it's neighbors. You should work on your reading comprehension skills, my friend.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You literally said that Russia "should be wiped off the map".