• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    There’s a lot of tankies. You’re one of them. Although you pretty narrowly focus on “biden bad” propaganda

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      7 months ago

      I don’t think they’re a tankie, just a tankie apologist. Though one could always look at the “There are 9 fascists sitting at a table” argument, I don’t think they’re ideologically completely aligned. Just enough to be willing to slobber on their boots.

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          7 months ago

          That you can complain about fascism while unironically using this textbook fascist logic is enlightening.

          Do you think the “9 fascists sitting at a table” argument is ‘textbook fascist logic’?

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              7 months ago

              Man, in this very thread the progression I’m bitching about happens with “There aren’t any tankies!” comments.

              “Leaves of three, leave it be” isn’t a law, but it’s quick advice. If you’re out in the woods of Appalachia and see some ivy with three leaves, chances are it’s Poison Ivy. “Generally posters claiming there aren’t many tankies on the Fediverse are concern trolls” isn’t a law, but it’s quick advice. If, in the Fediverse, of all places, someone is not merely claiming to have personally not seen many tankies, but firmly saying (or implying through additional statements) that there aren’t many tankies on here, they are generally a concern troll.

              As for tankie apologists, I don’t see why a tankie apologist should be regarded differently from a Nazi apologist, or any other fascist apologist. Ardent apologism by people not part of the in-group is a thing, and surprisingly common. Like atheists who praise Christians to high heaven (pun intended), or right-wing minorities playing “They’re not that bad” games about the alt-right.

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                  7 months ago

                  “You just want to write off anyone who disagrees with you!”

                  lmao

                  Sorry for not having a scientific study of Lemmy’s population ready to satisfy you. It’s funny - any time I bring receipts, regardless of how many or how upvoted, it’s always the same story - “It’s just a few bad apples! There’s not a lot of them! They don’t bother you!”

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                    7 months ago

                    If you make a claim about tankies but never back but beyond the claim of personal experinece, then you at least owe it to yourself to understand that you may be wrong.

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        7 months ago

        I’m not stalking you, I just call out people with shit takes, and you spew a lot of shit everywhere.

        Weren’t you going to block me? Whatever happened to that?

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          I’ve noticed that whenever a concern troll gets noticed for how often and consistently they regurgitate their bile, they always throw a fit. A shame. No one takes pride in their work these days!

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            7 months ago

            It’s like they forget Lemmy is a small enough community that people will recognize usernames and patterns of behaviour. They shouldn’t be surprised at being called out on multiple occasions.