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How do people actually fall into the "Tankie" mindset? (anarchist.nexus)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by stinky@anarchist.nexus to c/anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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After seeing a megathread praising Mao Zedong, an actual mass killer, and a post about a guy saying "99% of westerners are 100000000000% sure they know what happened in 'Tiny Man Square' [...] the reasons for this are complex and involve propaganda [...]," I am genuinely curious what leads people to this belief system. Even if propaganda is involved when it comes to Tiananmen Square, it doesn't change the atrocities that were/are committed everywhere else in China.

I am all for letting people believe what they want but I am lost on why one would deliberately praise any authoritarian system this hard.

Can someone please help me understand why this is such a large and prominent community? How have these ideals garnered such a following outside of China?

EDIT: Thank you to everyone who has responded! This thread has been very insightful :)

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[–] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

you are so unbelievably reddit-minded it should be a crime

horsepoo-theory

[–] F_State@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's a new one. Usually the go-to ML insult against Leftists that don't agree with them is shitlibs. You get bonus points for creativity but fall utterly at defending your position.

[–] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

you still are a shitlib, just sayin'

pigpoop

[–] F_State@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

"Everyone I don't agree with is a shitlib"

I know bud. "Hexbear.net" is a dead giveaway that you lack critical thinking skills.