Penndragon [he/him,des/pair] to the_dunk_tank • 3 vuotta sittenSocialist Reddit is having a goddamn normal one todayimagemessage-square26 fedilinkarrow-up140
arrow-up140imageSocialist Reddit is having a goddamn normal one todayPenndragon [he/him,des/pair] to the_dunk_tank • 3 vuotta sittenmessage-square26 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarePenndragon [he/him,des/pair]hexagonhexbear29·3 vuotta sittenI'm not even dunking on him for being a Tankie, it's for saying it's a slur. link
minus-squareThe_Walkening [none/use name]hexbear51·3 vuotta sittenNot sure it rises to the level of a slur but the poster in the image does have a point about it being a reductive term for MLs that papers over the accomplishments of socialist movements around the world. link
minus-squareMerryChristmas [any]hexbear24·3 vuotta sittenI'm actually okay with this. Libs have gotten way too comfortable using this word and I'd like it if they were shamed as a result. link
minus-squareVncredleaderhexbear19·3 vuotta sittenGiven how it has been used to denigrate and mock communists from the global south, it might as well function as one. link
I'm not even dunking on him for being a Tankie, it's for saying it's a slur.
Not sure it rises to the level of a slur but the poster in the image does have a point about it being a reductive term for MLs that papers over the accomplishments of socialist movements around the world.
I'm actually okay with this. Libs have gotten way too comfortable using this word and I'd like it if they were shamed as a result.
Given how it has been used to denigrate and mock communists from the global south, it might as well function as one.