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      1 year ago

      I quite agree with you. I think tankies are quite misguided. They have good intentions, but not so great conclusions. I don’t mind engaging with them, and they mostly tend to be in good faith.

      I wouldn’t describe it as toxic, and it’s weird some views in that regards. Many are probably engaging with people that just quit engaging in reddit.

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          1 year ago

          You misunderstand my point.

          Communists who believe in sharing the wealth amongst the workers, fair enough.

          People who will obsess about Stalin and China, and justify atrocities, not so good.

          When I say tankies, I do not mean communists.

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              So you’re saying communists aren’t Marxists? They’re just folk who are in a weird cult of personality and love China and Russia including the capitalist elements of it? For someone from lemmygrad, I’m quite surprised…

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                  No, I’m all for workers gaining their fair share of the proceeds of their wealth. I just don’t believe you need to nosh off dictators because you’re keen on the writings of Marx. Stalin != Marx.

                  There is very little virtue or moral high-ground in celebrating those who are guilty of atrocities.