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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Expecting complex thought from tankies is your mistake here.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    If they were able to understand complex topics they would not be tankies.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Lol I get your point but you definitely don't have to be a tankie to see that capitalism is dogshit.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    So is communism

    Both have godawful sides, so why not use a system that picks the best of both worlds?

    The freedom and power of capitalism (with loads of limits to keep it sane) to fund the security and fairness of socialism

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Eh, even though i disagree with the entirety of the tankies' positions, I wouldn't say they are unable to understand complex topics. Reading and understanding Marx alone is quite the herculean task. I'd say it's less of complex understanding abilities and more of fanaticism for the unorthodox.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    80% of tankies have never read Marx. Guaranteed.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (4 children)

    Fair enough. Many on lemmy.ml seem to have though, and i typically use them as a benchmark when referring to tankies

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    What makes you think they don't understand it?

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