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I noticed people started to use the idea of “no ethical consumption under capitalism” to just be completely irresponsible and just stop trying at all. I don’t think the point of that is to give up completely lol

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[–] Posadas@hexbear.net 47 points 2 years ago (6 children)
[–] BeanBoy@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You want universal healthcare? Can’t do that. Sounds like a tankie thing to say.

[–] Posadas@hexbear.net 41 points 2 years ago

You think Isreal vaporizing children is bad? God, you're such a fucking tankie.

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tankie is when you don't want to send tanks into ukraine

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They use "tankie" because they don't like to think that anyone could be to the left of them. The libs who call themselves leftists but support NATO and oppose protests that interrupt their morning commute are the ones that use tankie the MOST

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It also lets them say "commie" without saying it, and thus without sounding rhetorically identical to the far right. This lets them preserve their delusion that they have a distinct (and left wing) political position.

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

'woke' for blue fash

[–] WitchHazel@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 2 years ago

I kinda got pretty fuckin sad when this happened because like

It does pertain to some very specific kinds of leftists, generally the ones who are uneducated and authoritarian. But now it just gets used as a prejorative for any leftist who is willing to match rightwing violence with leftwing violence.

Like, if you just let right wingers do violence because "freeze peach" and you constantly hamper left wingers' actions, you cannot expect any other outcome than the right wing seizing control in an authoritarian manner.

There is only one cure for fascism, and that's armor-penetrating rounds. That being said, you can obviously take action without your little armalite at your side, but at this point it really should be disruptive.

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Was always a chauvinist left-punching term from day one. Wasn't "co-opted" so much as "went viral for its intended purpose"

[–] SeventyTwoTrillion@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

yes, I do want to send in military force to crush anti-semitic pogroms in Hungary. I am literally the worst person politically, ever

[–] wombat@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

say it loud, tankie and proud