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minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·3 months agoPeople who support russia and communism are tankies. Communists aren’t necessarily tankies.
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 months agoOk, good news then: there aren’t any tankies on hexbear
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI lurk on hexbear from time to time, and there is definetely people there who believe some of those.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoYeah, out of “supports Russia” and “are communist” there are indeed people who support some of those two things
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoIf you support russia in this day and age, you are a tankie.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoOk. And none of them do
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months ago Yeah, out of “supports Russia” and “are communist” there are indeed people who support some of those two things ???
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoYes? What is your confusion?
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months ago yeah, between supporting russia and being communist some people fit your definition No one supports russia what are you on about?
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoCan I reference you here when I get called a tankie despite not supporting Russia?
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoThats not what I meant, there is other “criteria”.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoYes, I’ve noticed that the “criteria” are extremely malleable and impossible to pin down. That’s why I concluded that it’s just a snarl word that ultimately means “anyone to the left of me”
People who support russia and communism are tankies.
Communists aren’t necessarily tankies.
Ok, good news then: there aren’t any tankies on hexbear
I lurk on hexbear from time to time, and there is definetely people there who believe some of those.
Yeah, out of “supports Russia” and “are communist” there are indeed people who support some of those two things
If you support russia in this day and age, you are a tankie.
Ok. And none of them do
???
Yes? What is your confusion?
Can I reference you here when I get called a tankie despite not supporting Russia?
Thats not what I meant, there is other “criteria”.
Yes, I’ve noticed that the “criteria” are extremely malleable and impossible to pin down. That’s why I concluded that it’s just a snarl word that ultimately means “anyone to the left of me”