There are definitely tactics being used to divide the left and the word tankie is not one of them. Purity politics is the death of left wing politics.

Why, then, are we running around calling people tankies when that is an ill-defined word that tends to change from person to person? I've seen it applied to everyone from left anarchists to starry-eyed idealists who call themselves communists, to actual Stalin-Did-Nothing-Wrong types (this last group deserves criticism, all twelve of them).

The fact that people moved out of the way of blocking a legitimate facist government because Harris wasn’t quiiite right is utter insanity

Focusing on an incredibly online, vocal minority is insanity, especially when your previous statement is about purity politics.

Shouldn't you question why Harris and the democratic establishment couldn't beat actual fascism? Could it be that Trump used real issues in our political environment for his messaging? He lies constantly about why the cost of living is going up, why good jobs aren't here anymore, etc, but Harris ran on a platform of "Vote for me, nothing will fundamentally change" and voters didn't find that attractive for some reason.

Even when voices within the party point out problems they are shouted down. Sure, Bernie is an independant, but he's been voting with the Dems the entire time, and they even pretended to let him run for nomination for president.

The democratic party has been shifting right for decades, and the only messaging they have to offer is that approved by their donors. It's bullshit and it repels people.

Purity politics is the death of left wing politics.

Having standards isn't "purity politics". Having no standards got us here.