The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, has been named the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister following the collapse of a previous coalition government
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    148·
    4 months ago

    Why do I never hear about Tankies talking about Nepal? Is it because they have real elections?

    • InuiEnglish
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      21 days ago

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      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        34·
        4 months ago

        I’d just think that the people who praise “communist” countries like China and Cuba would like one where communists are elected fairly.

        Are you suggesting that Tankies don’t understand geopolotics at all? Could that possibly be?

    • hark@lemmy.worldEnglish
      52·
      4 months ago

      Usually it’s the American army (or their proxies) rolling their tanks into communist countries.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        52·
        4 months ago

        Cool. That’s not what Tankie means. And the Tankies like it when certain countries do the same thing. Just not the Western ones.

        • hark@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          4 months ago

          I know it’s not what tankie means, not like it matters since it’s misapplied all the time. I just find it funny how the term has tank in it, and it’s often used by people who support the US, but the US has the highest military budget in the world by far.