34
The Soviet Union was more democratic than North Korea. And that's a low fucking bar.
(media.piefed.social)
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2026
34 points (100.0% liked)
TankieJerk
396 readers
83 users here now
Dunking on Tankies from a leftist, anti-capitalist perspective.
Rules:
- No bigotry of any kind.
- No tankies or right-wingers. Liberals are allowed so long as they are aware of this
- No genocide or atrocity denial
We allow posts about tankie behavior, shitposts, and rational, leftist discussion. Please redirect any Fediverse tankie-posts to !MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.works to avoid bringing drama to Piefed.social
Curious about non-tankie leftism? If you've got a little patience for 19th century academic style, let a little Marx and Kropotkin be your primer!
Marx's Communist Manifesto, short and accessible! Highly recommended if you haven't read it
For a wider variety of leftist memes, see:
!political_memes@piefed.social
founded 11 months ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Tbf the USSR and similar states are on the democratic side of authoritarian regimes. Not that they were/are democratic by any means, but the fact that elections matter at least somewhat is something you don't see in, say, African dictatorships.
Yeah, it's a low bar, but not the lowest bar. Soviet-style states were, generally, at least in the realm of "If you INSIST we'll give you another Party candidate to approve"