• LittleLordLimerick@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Words evolve and change in meaning. Calling someone a tankie in 2023 is not a comment on their opinions of an event that happened a lifetime ago.

    • very_poggers_gay [they/them]
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      10 months ago

      Right, now Tankie is all but useless because liberals and so-called leftists that criticize communism use it the same way conservatives use “woke”

      • LittleLordLimerick@lemm.ee
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        10 months ago

        I actually think conservatives usually use the term "woke" correctly, though? Like, everything they call "woke" is typically good.

        • brain_in_a_box [he/him]
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          10 months ago

          Yeah, much like how everything liberals call "tankie" is actually good.

    • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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      10 months ago

      OK, is there a more recent case where you believe supporting the US over critically supporting its opposition is vindicated by history?