• solardirus@slrpnk.net
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        1 day ago

        Is the owner a tankie? (stalin justifier) I thought they were just communists, many of whom I know actually hate stalin.

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          8 hours ago

          I don’t know which label is the most accurate, but he supports Putin’s war, which lands him in the “shitbag” category. Being technically not fascist does not negate supporting the military invasion of a sovereign country, the ethnic cleansing of its people, and the rape, murder, and torture committed by the invaders.

        • Something Burger 🍔@jlai.lu
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          2 days ago

          Like clockwork, tankies will call actual leftists “liberals” everytime someone mentions that tankies are fascists who support capitalist imperialism from Russia and China.

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          2 days ago

          Yes, the famous communist fascist. His name is Stalin. You’ve probably heard of him.

          In a world gone mad, you have to be insane to stay sane.

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      2 days ago

      But just* as extremist…

      • Approximately. How is this sort of thing measured objectively?
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      2 days ago

      That’s true but not useful.

      It’s probably better to describe both ideologies as extreme-authoritarian or totalitarian. They’re about equally undesirable; when someone has a boot on your throat, it doesn’t matter much whether it’s the right boot or the left boot.