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I think the best evidence that "tankie" is a meaningless snarl word is the way the people who use it just make up what ever positions they like to ascribe to the mythical "tankie". Like, none of the people you call "tankies" support modern Russia, but you're going to insist that tankies support modern Russia anyway, because it's not meant to an actual descriptive word, just a way to punch left.
People who support russia and communism are tankies.
Communists aren't necessarily tankies.
Can I reference you here when I get called a tankie despite not supporting Russia?
Thats not what I meant, there is other "criteria".
Yes, I've noticed that the "criteria" are extremely malleable and impossible to pin down. That's why I concluded that it's just a snarl word that ultimately means "anyone to the left of me"
Ok, good news then: there aren't any tankies on hexbear
I lurk on hexbear from time to time, and there is definetely people there who believe some of those.
Yeah, out of "supports Russia" and "are communist" there are indeed people who support some of those two things
If you support russia in this day and age, you are a tankie.
Ok. And none of them do
???
Yes? What is your confusion?
Who are you quoting?
You, but paraphrased.
Ok, so not me then. If you're just going to make up things I didn't say, what's the point?