Tankies are fucking nuts... they posted that north korea is more democratic and equal than south korea. And then banned me for telling them "wtf?".
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
— George Orwell, Animal Farm
Don't hold us in suspense, what was rule 1?
I was banned from a ml community for saying NATO was a defensive alliance.
Officially Rule 1 is no bigotry and rule 2 is be respectful
Unofficially, they're their catchall rules for speech they don't like eg things that go against Tankie narratives; NATO bad, Ukraine is full of Nazis and Russia is justified, NK isn't a dictatorship and China is a utopia
Instances NEED to defederate from .ml. Let the tankie fucks drown in a sea of actual, sane leftists if they want to engage with all of Lemmy. Don't let them bandwagon and sandbag posts that appear to be more popular than they are.
Hell yea! Best way forward is to keep talking about it, keep the pressure up and refer to !meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works or my periodically updated recap post https://lemmy.world/post/29072279
If we can get our instance to defed at least, it being the biggest, will be a huge boon to the overall health of the Threadiverse
Also Cowbee in the same thread: "Russia cannot become an empire by invading neighbouring countries". Jesus Christ, how else do you think empires are formed?
Tankies have redefined a wide variety of words in ways that are completely unrecognizable to other speakers of their languages. Empire and imperialism are prominent examples. So I suspect, if you understood the way he’s using the word, the statement would be accurate. But of course, one also needs to acknowledge that their definitions are carefully crafted for political ends, including the deception of unsuspecting people.
On the other hand, if you aren’t at least vaguely familiar with what they’re talking about, it can also make them appear to be complete lunatics.
But do you have a source for that claim?
Hm? Didn't think so!
^/s
"How dare you accuse NATO of being voluntary, just because it's a long and miserable process to get into that can be withdrawn from unilaterally at any time!"
Really funny how Putin (allegedly) trying to get fewer countries to join NATO by invading Ukraine got even more countries to join NATO. He could've just done nothing and be better off
I gotta get my ass over to Piefed.
I learned pretty quickly to block all .ml and hexbear stuff. It's all cancer.
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Meanwhile On Grad
Documenting hate speech, conspiracy theories, apologia/revisionism, and general tankie behaviour across the fediverse. Memes are welcome!
What is a Tankie?
Alternatively, a detailed blog post about Tankies.
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Basic Rules:
Sh.itjust.works Instance rules apply! If you are from other instances, please be mindful of the rules. — Basically, don't be a dick.
Hate-Speech — You should be familiar with this one already; practically all instances have the same rules on hate speech.
Apologia — (Using the Modern terminology for Apologia) No Defending, Denying, Justifying, Bolstering, or Differentiating authoritarian acts or endeavours, whether be a Pro-CCP viewpoint, Stalinism, Islamic Terrorism or any variation of Tankie Ideology.
Revisionism — No downplaying or denying atrocities past and present. Calling Tankies shills, foreign/federal agents, or bots also falls under this rule. Extremists exist. They are real. Do not call them shills or fake users as it handwaves their extremism.
Tankies can explain their views but may be criticised or attacked for them. Any slight infraction on the rules above will immediately earn a warning and possibly a ban.
Off-topic Discussion — Do not discuss unrelated topics to the point of derailing the thread. Stay focused on the direct content of the post as opposed to arguing.
You'll be warned if you're violating the instance and community rules. Continuing poor behaviour after being warned will result in a ban or removal of your comments. Bans typically only last 24 hours, but each subsequent infraction will double the amount. Depending on the content, the ban time may be increased. You may request an unban at any time.