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Seeing libs seethe about “too many tankies” is really funny. (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by aidnic@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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On stuff outside of lemmygrad, we are receiving a lot of hate, especially by those who just moved from Reddit. Guess they lost their hidden privilege at Reddit as their rhetoric used to be almost universal over there, while genzedong and our other subs get censored and banned. And now, on lemmy, their stuff isn’t universal, as we are more prevalent here. Seems like they really want that hidden privilege back

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[–] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tankie is a meaningless term now, the deprogram just did an episode on it:

It’s also on other platforms like spotify etc.

[–] ShenYunFeaturingMarx@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really loved Hakim's take on it being a very privileged position within the imperial core to scold those who see the state as crucial to sustained revolution.

[–] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

yes! Same thing for how I came to understand the hatred for American soldiers. A lot of the cheering for the bad shit that happens to them comes from people who actually suffer from their actions, and made me examine how I viewed the military

[–] AnarchoBolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That discussion was halfway identical to my own commentary on the term four years ago. It’s a vague buzzword about 90% of the time and I’m ashamed to say that I said it unjokingly in my Fedbook days. After I understood why the people’s republics were appealing to so many (rather than dismissing the defenders as mindlessly desperate), I let go of my grudge and quit using the term for anything other than comedic purposes.

Hearing that podcast made me wish that I could have a live conversation with Hakim. Although at this point I’d be interested in having a live conversation with any communist. In that format they’d be likelier to offer active feedback on the history that I share.

[–] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

It's funny, I remember reading a takedown of this same article from criticalresist, https://lemmygrad.ml/comment/400717

Guess great minds think alike lol.

I agree, talking to other communists is awesome!