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

I share this somewhat frequently over on Lemmy.ml, sometimes it seems to actually break through a bit.

[–] 666@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's good. I have had a lot of experience with talking to red maga and blue maga and genuinely radlibs are the hardest to break-through to. I really don't know what it is that makes some radlibs go hardcore on the U.S state department garbage. I had a talk with one this morning about China and even if you just ram statistics and sources into their face they're full-tilt on the "perfidious asians" even if they don't say it like that.

Shit is frustrating, thanks for you service Cowbee!

[–] Cowbee@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Generally, radlibs materially benefit from the system enough for it to actually work for them, thus they license themselves into believing "DNC good." Without reading theory and without feeling like the DNC isn't working, they kinda stick around there. Masses, Elites, and Rebels: The Theory of "Brainwashing" is essential reading IMO.

And thanks!