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Why do people call everyone tankies (lemmygrad.ml)
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I'm sure this is a super common question but why do people (generally liberals or sometimes people on the left) call basically everyone who mildly agree with current more authoritarian leaning socialist states tankies

I wouldn't nessicarily call myself a tankie but I can also fully understand why people feel that label fits them when so many people call so many perspectives tankie perspectives and just shove them in a corner

Not sure if that makes sense as a question but I hope it does

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[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

This is very good and I am going to weaponize this idea against liberals.

"You think of me as a Taknie? oh thank you for the complement, Its so nice that there is a word which obedient workers who are not a threat to the exploitation class can use to point out trouble makers like me who are not willing to knuckle under.