I’ve been trying to find a good Marxist instance, but Lemmygrad and Hexbear are widely hated. Why is that? Are there any good leftist instances?

  • @Radicalized
    15•7 months ago

    “Tankie” is a term that’s applied to literally any communist. I’ve heard it used against Trotskyists and fucking social democrats.

    So, what’s actually the problem with them? Are they Maoists? CPC apologists?

    • static
      24•7 months ago

      They like Stalin, Putin , Xi and Kim. And defend everything they do.

      Like WTF? How can a communist defend putin!?

        • static
          11•7 months ago

          Visit a few Ukraine threads, it’s one of the topics the fanatics pile on.
          My point was that tankies are a “special” subset of communists.

          • @BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tfEnglish
            5•7 months ago

            I have. I’ve still never seen it. What I do constantly see in those threads is dehumanization of Russian people and calls for mass genocide of them, though. Calling them orcs and talking about how they all deserve to die.

            I don’t believe you, to be honest. One can acknowledge Russian security concerns (like multiple U.S. military officials and many high members of the UN have) without praising Putin. And I’ve still never seen a single communist say anything good about Putin. On any website.

    • magnetosphere
      8•7 months ago

      People who throw the word “tankie” around indiscriminately aren’t using it right. From what I’ve seen, it applies specifically to extreme communist fanboys who are apologists for communist militarism. For example, Tankies will say that the Tiananmen Square massacre was either justified or didn’t happen.

      Just being a fan of communism doesn’t make someone a tankie.

      Edit: see below for an excellent example