• PugJesus@kbin.socialOP
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    9 months ago

    But as far as I can tell, there are hardly any lefties, or even tankies, who unironically support Russia or even a middle ground position. Despite their hate of the west, Russia is clearly the greatest evil here.

    Unfortunately, I can attest to a great many tankies who unironically support Russia or a ‘middle ground’ position. I could post examples all day long and not run out. At least, not run out of examples. I’d run out of will to live pretty quickly.

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      9 months ago

      The last time someone said that to me, they sent me a post from hexbear that was clearly a joke, and when I showed them where it said it was a joke, they blocked me.

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          In my admittedly limited experience, 100% of the people I’ve talked to who have made the accusation you’re making have lied about it.

          And in my admittedly limited experience, 100% of the lefties accused of saying what you’re accusing them of saying, were explicitly not saying it.

          And in my slighy more experience, 100% of the people I’ve seen saying the things that you’re accusing lefties of saying have been right wingers.

          So… 🤷

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              9 months ago
              • To cede that some tankies are like this? None
              • To cede that this is representative of tankie culture? Quite a few, plus evidence that it’s not an inside joke or satire
              • To cede that this is representative of communist culture? Same as the above, but more.
              • To cede that this is representative of leftie culture? I’d have a difficult time believing it wouldn’t be buried by counter examples.

              Let’s start with, let’s say 5 posts from prominent communist communities that: a) are clearly mainly about this, b) are clearly not a joke, and c) clearly have broad support from within the community.

              Those examples will give me a starting place to look around myself.