https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie Tankie is a pejorative label generally applied to authoritarian communists, especially those > who support or defend acts of repression by such regimes, their allies, or deny the > occurrence of the events thereof.

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[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

That thread in .world is literally the most pathetic thread i ever read in entire fediverse, i recognise half of posters there from them being rabid anticommunists who get throughly humiliated every time they write anything outside of their safe spaces. Losers converge!

[–] Ember_NE@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 hours ago

Tankie does have a very concrete definition. A tankie is anyone who tries to defend communist parties which have actually accomplished something. But what about all the communists who only support communist who never accomplish anything and only argue about ideals? /s

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 7 points 2 hours ago

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 14 points 4 hours ago

Don't you know that you're only a real communist if you oppose all communist countries and anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist forces in the world?! Communism isn't about reality or results, it's about jerking yourself off over being morally superior to others despite doing nothing to actually make the world a better place!

[–] Athena5898@hexbear.net 34 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

On another note. You can always tell the actual decency of a community on what is allowed and what isn't. I ended up here cause I got sick and tired of the casual bigotry elsewhere. Normally a good way to make me leave. Hexbear isn't perfect but its hell of a lot better then others.

Basically if you are not putting Black and other marginalized people first, your politics are probably going to suffer. If you do put them first, you'll end up in the right place eventually.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 21 points 5 hours ago

The .world thread has an Adolf Hitler user and another with lots of upvotes using the R-slur. Who knew anti-communists would turn out to be racist and ableist?

[–] whisp@hexbear.net 21 points 6 hours ago

[–] RedNajm@hexbear.net 18 points 6 hours ago

Lol that top comment with the ableist slur, they can't help themselves. What a non-toxic thread I'm sure

[–] Athena5898@hexbear.net 22 points 7 hours ago

NGL anyone who goes after Cowbee...well not smack cause I don't think they would like that. Force to watch Cowbee approved documentaries?

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 51 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

@Cowbee@hexbear.net if I were in your shoes I would be walking on sunshine. You've really managed a 'Loved by Your Friends, Feared By Your Foes' thing going. These weirdos are losing it over you for giving calm and we'll sourced replies consistently. These folks have really put you on a pedestal or they dug so deep it has the same effect, to mix metaphors.

So yeah, congratulations on becoming the Grendel to the lemmy libs. That would put a spring in my step.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 14 points 4 hours ago

Yeah, a lot of these guys are probably losing sleep because they're so mad about someone who they aren't able to just hurl slurs at until they go away.

[–] Wisp@hexbear.net 29 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Really funny seeing the most patient person in the lemmyverse being so villainized specter

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 28 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm so much meaner and I've never seen myself on there, I swear they go after him because he's so patient.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 25 points 6 hours ago

It gets under their skin to not be able to easilt dismiss someone. Us mean people provide suppressing fire. Its a combined effort.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 18 points 6 hours ago

For real. If that's your nemesis, maybe look st yourself and those you're with

[–] grendahlgrendahlgen@hexbear.net 27 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I actually love the imagery of that mixed metaphor, and it's very fitting.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 16 points 7 hours ago

Thanks, I came up with it while writing it and noticed it was weird but also thought it eas pretty good

[–] RondoRevolution@hexbear.net 29 points 7 hours ago

i-cant nazi.world at it again, comrade Cowbee lives rent free in the heads of these liberal-scratched-1 liberal-scratched-2

[–] agentant@hexbear.net 29 points 7 hours ago

We love our @Cowbee@hexbear.net don't we folks a-little-trolling catgirl-heart

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 28 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

federation:

https://lemmy.world/post/49237006 127 upvotes, 55 comments

https://hexbear.net/post/8993889 61 upvotes 79 comments

[–] splendidsadiks@hexbear.net 22 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

EDIT: putting this up top because it's more pertinent, they probably hate cowbee the most because he's so fucking polite & patient with everyone

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I HAVEN'T CHECKED THIS SHIT IN SO LONG & I'M STILL ON THE FRONT PAGE BABY

You know, Slammerites (Shroomites?) & I have had our disagreements, but I will never deny the utility of their graphic design skills. God how do people miss the most hamfisted jokes on here!?

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