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minus-squaretrxxruraxvr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·14 hours agoCan I be a leftist without being a tankie then?
minus-squareTippy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·13 hours agoYes? You do realize tankies are a minority group and that in many nations “leftist” is just a normal political position? I’m honestly not sure what you’re trying to say here
minus-squarefinitebanjo@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 minutes agoI think they’re interpreting your response to the meme as “centrism bad” while the meme in question only offers Nazi, Tankie, or Centrist. These sort of mixups happen in these discussions where the implied context is just so massive.
minus-squaretrxxruraxvr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down13·12 hours agoTo me it looks like you’re trying to paint everyone who’s not a Nazi or a tankie as an ‘enlightened centrist’.
minus-squareTheMinister@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-213 hours agoTry anarchism. Goes down smooth
Can I be a leftist without being a tankie then?
Yes? You do realize tankies are a minority group and that in many nations “leftist” is just a normal political position?
I’m honestly not sure what you’re trying to say here
I think they’re interpreting your response to the meme as “centrism bad” while the meme in question only offers Nazi, Tankie, or Centrist. These sort of mixups happen in these discussions where the implied context is just so massive.
To me it looks like you’re trying to paint everyone who’s not a Nazi or a tankie as an ‘enlightened centrist’.
🤷 try glasses
Try anarchism. Goes down smooth