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Tankies share more in common with the right wing fascist movements than any leftist movements
They’re not leftists, they’re just authoritarian boot lickers with an anti U.S. theme.
I mean, yeah, ish. They're classified as leftist, as was the USSR and China still is. Which makes sense given the origin. I don't think it really matters as they're already lumped in with us.
I guess a similar example would be Southern Baptists supporting abortion for rape/incest/mother's health where it was affirmed in convention, 60s-70s. (Fuzzy on the particulars but I'm close). From what I understand, it extended to an unspoken acceptance of abortion being a women's thing and the men didn't involve themselves. It was also in opposition to Catholicsm.
Even with that stance, they were right/conservative back then.
Southern strategy was implemented and now they've morphed into MAGAts and fascists.
If the shoe fits, tankies are leftists. Just transformed into something that is not rational and is emotion based.