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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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[–] Cowbee@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] darkernations@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Top notch comment.

I also want to add I too really like Frome's articles on tankies; I think they're generally an excellent essayist and their twitter/xcancel are quite thought provoking too; really helped me understand marxism better.

[–] Cowbee@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

I feature Nia Frome's work quite prominently in my ML reading list, I agree!