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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

There were quite literally people throwing around the term "tankie" in this very thread.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I hope you realize Lemmy does not represent the average American...

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but IRL and outside media I still hear "tankie" more than "commie," and more importantly the original comment was made in the context of Lemmy.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Talk of raising wages or organizing collectively, or not agreeing with US imperialist foreign policy gets you labelled a commie / tankie by its witch-hunting, McCarthyite majority

You're telling me this statement is about Lemmy and not the US in general?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

It relates to talking with USians in general, which includes interactions online, including Lemmy.