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I'm not one to post often. I'm not really one to rant to strangers online often, even. But, after migrating from r*ddit to lemmy, I've had this on my mind and this seemed like the place to vent.

I see discourse about tankies constantly on Lemmy. This struck me as odd. Why are these so called tankies such a threat? Why do I see people calling themselves left-wing and attacking tankies more voraciously than neoliberals and, sometimes, even fascists?

I think I know the answer, just as well as most people who will read this. These are the Zizeks of the world: people who do indeed think in a left-wing oriented way, but fail to recognise that they're also Western to the core and the biases that come with that.

I sincerely care about this much less than the actual reason I'm making this post. That is: why don't these people notice that their talking points, left-oriented as they may seem, always end up supporting US allies or attacking US enemies? I mean, do these people not see that Ukraine winning the war is a boon to the US, regardless of who is "right" in that conflict? Many other such cases, but I think I've made my point, or, rather, my confusion, clear.

That's it. That's the post.

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[-] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

Since you are from lemmy.eco.br you probably are very familiar with the critique people make of Lula in the Ukrainian war

That is: why don’t these people notice that their talking points, left-oriented as they may seem, always end up supporting US allies or attacking US enemies?

They never notice this, fuck Putin but why do they want Brazil to lose our good relationship with Russia, which is beneficial to our economy, in order to do the "morality right thing" and support Ukraine?

[-] Emanuel@lemmy.eco.br 11 points 2 months ago

The moral imperative of these people is always supporting NATO hegemony as global peacekeepers, so fuck other countries' interests and alliances.

[-] kariboka@social.harpia.red 4 points 2 months ago

@Emanuel @ZeroHora mano que orgulho dos br aqui.

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