Are there any actual leftist spaces on this site? This place is as filled with libs as r/leftist back on Reddit which was always cringe. Need more active anarchist pages or those site’s version of latestagecapitalism to get more use.
Tankies are people who identify as communist or socialist, but want a state where the ruler cannot be switched out through elections, or a comparable peaceful process. Such as the Soviet Union. In fact, the term “tankie” was first coined to describe people who supported the Soviet Union sending tanks to crush the Hungarian Revolution.
Authoritarianism and communism are incompatible. Under communism, the means of production are publicly owned. Ownership over a thing means that either a) you control the thing, and owe no accountability to anybody. Or b) the person controlling the thing is accountable to you. If the person who claims to control the means of production as the representative of the people is not accountable to the people, then he is actually the owner of the means of production. For example, Stalin effectively owned the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union wasn’t communism, it was the end state of capitalism, the complete enslavement of the working class to the owner class.
And for some reason, people who think Stalin was great like Russia, even though modern Russia doesn’t even claim to be communist.
Not supporting the “dictatorship of the proletariat” types, but the reason tankies support Russia isn’t because they think modern Russia is Communist. It’s because Russia is fighting Ukraine, which they see as a proxy war against the United States and its puppets in NATO.
In the authoritarian Communist worldview, the United States is the vanguard of capitalism and the most dangerous threat to global communism. That’s why they think Communist nations need authoritarian governments and powerful militaries: to protect themselves from the United States and its client states.
So tankies support anyone fighting the United States or its allies, no matter who they are or how bad their governments are. Because they think anything that weakens the United States is good for the world.
For anyone just learning about Blorp, we also support PieFed! We also have imo the best multi account support. You can quickly switch between your Lemmy and PieFed accounts.
yes, it is overrun with liberals cosplaying as leftists, but on the plus side the admins don’t really mind too much if you shit on the libs, so long as you aren’t being a bigot while you do it. so even if there is an infestation of democrats, they provide the leftists here with amusement.
for example, we have a liberal here we can make fun of. besides being a general shitty person, he also hates minorities and has no problem with his party being filled with nazi collaborators.
It’s overrun with blue MAGA libs that attack anyone who refuses to fall in line with the Dem party. Just look at many of the comments on posts in lefty memes that are anti-drmocrat or anti-voting. Tons of these morons crawling out of the woodwork to defend them and spout their “lesser evil” BS.
Are there any actual leftist spaces on this site? This place is as filled with libs as r/leftist back on Reddit which was always cringe. Need more active anarchist pages or those site’s version of latestagecapitalism to get more use.
Do you want 🇷🇺 to win the 🇺🇦 war?
I don’t give a shit, if you care so much about Ukraine pick up a gun and go fight
No? The fuck kind of question is that? It’s like asking if I want Israel to continue existing after everything they’ve done.
It’s to weed out tankies.
Better than accusing me of being one simply cause I refuse to fall in line with the blue or red fascists.
People are using tankie for Russia supporters?
Tankies are people who identify as communist or socialist, but want a state where the ruler cannot be switched out through elections, or a comparable peaceful process. Such as the Soviet Union. In fact, the term “tankie” was first coined to describe people who supported the Soviet Union sending tanks to crush the Hungarian Revolution.
Authoritarianism and communism are incompatible. Under communism, the means of production are publicly owned. Ownership over a thing means that either a) you control the thing, and owe no accountability to anybody. Or b) the person controlling the thing is accountable to you. If the person who claims to control the means of production as the representative of the people is not accountable to the people, then he is actually the owner of the means of production. For example, Stalin effectively owned the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union wasn’t communism, it was the end state of capitalism, the complete enslavement of the working class to the owner class.
And for some reason, people who think Stalin was great like Russia, even though modern Russia doesn’t even claim to be communist.
Not supporting the “dictatorship of the proletariat” types, but the reason tankies support Russia isn’t because they think modern Russia is Communist. It’s because Russia is fighting Ukraine, which they see as a proxy war against the United States and its puppets in NATO.
In the authoritarian Communist worldview, the United States is the vanguard of capitalism and the most dangerous threat to global communism. That’s why they think Communist nations need authoritarian governments and powerful militaries: to protect themselves from the United States and its client states.
So tankies support anyone fighting the United States or its allies, no matter who they are or how bad their governments are. Because they think anything that weakens the United States is good for the world.
in the end, all they’ve done is make another oligarchy to replace the US with.
eh, there’s some stuff in what you said that’s not quite right, but you are getting the gist of it.
may I introduce you to https://anarchist.nexus/
Thanks. I keep forgetting Piefeed is a different thing from Lemmy/Blorp so got confused why it wasn’t popping up when I tried searching for it.
What the fuck is a blorp
https://blorpblorp.xyz/
It’s the app I use to more easily access Lemmy on my phone.
For anyone just learning about Blorp, we also support PieFed! We also have imo the best multi account support. You can quickly switch between your Lemmy and PieFed accounts.
Like searching from the Blorp login screen (see image below)? I could probably have it figure out if you are searching for Lemmy/PieFed automatically
I think you’ll find a few like-minded people there. and we have a couple good comms to take part in.
Lemmy.dbzer0.com - Lemmy Quokk.au - PF Anarchist.nexus - PF
All 3 are anarchist/left.
Than there’s the triad if you’re into killing innocent people with tanks.
Lmao this place is overrun with “Leftists” – what are you even talking about?
yes, it is overrun with liberals cosplaying as leftists, but on the plus side the admins don’t really mind too much if you shit on the libs, so long as you aren’t being a bigot while you do it. so even if there is an infestation of democrats, they provide the leftists here with amusement.
You spelled “tankies” wrong
for example, we have a liberal here we can make fun of. besides being a general shitty person, he also hates minorities and has no problem with his party being filled with nazi collaborators.
Okay tankie.
Anyone you disagree with is a Tankie.
I might be offended by that, if I thought you were educated enough to know what a tankie was.
Okay tankie
okay liberal
It’s overrun with blue MAGA libs that attack anyone who refuses to fall in line with the Dem party. Just look at many of the comments on posts in lefty memes that are anti-drmocrat or anti-voting. Tons of these morons crawling out of the woodwork to defend them and spout their “lesser evil” BS.
You spelled “tankies” wrong.
Chickenshit response
Garbage take.
Cry about it liberal
Okay tankie