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Since “liberals” are inherently reactionary even the most “progressive” among them, like their conservative fellow travelers, believe in the idea of a “radical left.”

Communists and socialists are becoming less taboo as words so they use the euphemism of “tankie” to denote the left they deem radical.

The problem is those “radical” positions are like unwavering anti-racism so they can’t condemn that because the alternative is being “pro racism” (note, the chuds squared this circle by being “anti-antifa” the lib solution is a bit more overwrought) so instead they just condemn a nebulous “tankie” occupying the end of a political spectrum only they believe in.

They don't like knowing they're morally bankrupt and should have higher standards for their politics and the world around them, we're the kid in class that reminds teacher of the homework that's due, but it's human rights and decency

I never got my tank when I signed up…

A tank broke up their parent's marriage.

Anti-Communism is a hell of a drug

For the same reasons geocentrists are angry at radical copernicans for committing heresy

They're reditors. I remember when they were just as paranoid about shitredditsays.

:brd:

From what I can tell I think they distinguish between communists and tankies, they call someone a tankie if they're perceived to be supportive of a regime that the wider community believes to be authoritarian.

They dislike authoritarianism and believe those that support it in the pursuit of communism are ignorant of or are dismissive of any oppression and mistreatment of the population of those countries, whether true or not in reality is not the issue as in their worldview it is true, which is where their animosity comes from.

In the beginning we were all tankies.

they don't really understand communism and assume it's just capitalism with free healthcare

Iunno but it's funny