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[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

These are some comments taken from a conservative community and from hexbear. Can you guess which one is which?

[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 7 points 1 week ago

Excellent idea, please do this again sometime.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago

It’s because tankies are conservatives. They just got lost and ended up adopting the conservative propaganda of a different country instead of their own. But it’s the exact same psychology and a lot of the same ideas event.

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This game is hard because fascists all say the same shit.

Leaning towards 4 is a tankie, the other four couple really be either or.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago
[–] makyo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They also love to argue with the same tactics, gish gallop and all the 'right wing playbook' things.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Horseshoe theory

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

Trump Derangement Syndrome, fucking hate that term. Like, how the shit is it "deranged" not to like the world's least likable spineless worm?

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)


The Office meme with the caption “They’re the same picture.”

[–] Klear@quokk.au 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

1 and 5 MAGA, the rest Hexbear?

Or is that a trick and it's all hexbear? Wouldn't even surprise me =D

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There are two tankies, the rest are conservatives

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Guess

  1. conservative
  2. tankie
  3. conservative - could be tankie, depending on context
  4. tankie
  5. conservative

How'd I do?

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago

Either way, idealogues of any stripe can fuck off.

[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@quokk.au 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

1, 2 and 5? I don't think I ever saw a tankie saya trump derangement syndrome.

Edit: Wait, two are supposed to be tankies, so this doesn't work. Damn, this is hard!

[–] illi@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

3 and 4 tankies?

[–] pickman_model@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Could be any, they are not so different from each other.