• Zement@feddit.nl
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    4 days ago

    Then why are tankies called left? Like I said… tankies are not leftists… but fascists… or at least fascist excusing (which is fine, just show your colors?)

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      4 days ago

      I don’t think “Tankies” think that either? Or I don’t know who you mean. I don’t see anyone on .ml or lemmygrad or HexBear calling Russia left or saying Putin is a good leader that should be emulated.

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        Are you lying or just ignorant? You know why r/genzedong got banned from reddit right? You’ve seen memes and opinions and bans on the instances you say aren’t pro-russia, right? You think they’re just being “ironic” when they get excited about Putin “getting the gang back together”? (invading Ukraine and stealing children)

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          3 days ago

          GenZeDong? Sounds more like China. Not familiar with it.

          As for the rest I haven’t seen that, no.

          They may be more likely to side with any force opposing NATO/US/the west in international issues, however there’s no love for Putin or the post-USSR regime. Not supporting the USA on an international conflict is just, to them, the path to breaking western imperialism. That doesn’t mean they think Putin is a good dude, or that in any leftist country they envision Putin to be president.

          Check out this thread, there really isn’t any Putin worship in these spaces.

          https://hexbear.net/post/148426?scrollToComments=false

          Not recent enough?

          2 months ago. Some of the top comments hoping Putin gets shot in the face. https://hexbear.net/post/3270551

          I’m not expecting you to agree with their views I’m just tired of people being completely wrong about WHAT their views are.

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        3 days ago

        Okay. I got this discussion 2x already. I don’t have to prove anything to you. I almost exclusively see people excusing atrocities if done “by the right people”… same fascism, different color.