cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/60070513
This is something I always get in arguments about, whenever I use the word tankie hexbear and grad users argue that its just a term for socialists.
I’ve always just used it to referr to authoritarian communists, i.e, people who unironically support modern russia, and/or oppose ukraine, and think nothing happened to the uyghurs.
They will argue it’s “just a term for socialists” because they don’t like being pointed out as actually being pro-authoritarian. The entire leftist look of a tankie is just a smokescreen for the authoritarianism.
Some are now going full mask-off and openly supporting authoritarianism instead of going for plausible deniability. Had one earlier tell me leftists are supposed to be the ones oppressing the capitalists and fascists…
Would you believe, thats the reason why I made this post.