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minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoWhat leftist is out there supporting Assad?
minus-squareRailcar8095@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoThose who think “left” is whatever Russia does
minus-squareenbyecho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months ago“people I disagree with”, in other words
minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoAssad is a friend of Russia and enemy of the West. Therefore tankies support Assad.
minus-squareenbyecho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoAre the tankies in the room with you now?
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYeah, there’s a bunch of them around, actually. Just look at the most downvoted comments and you’ll find the clowns.
minus-squareenbyecho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoIf I’m going to infer political attitudes I try to make sure there’s a little more evidence than “I disagree with you”. And that’s what “tankies” has become - a pejorative meaning “people I disagree with” Go head downvote all you want but it’s true.
What leftist is out there supporting Assad?
Those who think “left” is whatever Russia does
Tankies, in other words
“people I disagree with”, in other words
Assad is a friend of Russia and enemy of the West. Therefore tankies support Assad.
Are the tankies in the room with you now?
Yeah, there’s a bunch of them around, actually. Just look at the most downvoted comments and you’ll find the clowns.
If I’m going to infer political attitudes I try to make sure there’s a little more evidence than “I disagree with you”.
And that’s what “tankies” has become - a pejorative meaning “people I disagree with”
Go head downvote all you want but it’s true.