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I'm new to lemmy, came from reddit. What's the lemmy etiquette like? How different is it from reddiqutte? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I'm new as in this is my first day using lemmy. I don't know anything about lemmy etiquette and don't want to do anything bad

thanks and have an amazing day! also plz be kind :D

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[โ€“] 1 point 10 months ago (7 children)

Iโ€™ve been here a while, but I might need some help here. Everyone left of Biden is a tankie? Am I understanding you correctly?

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    Well, ultimately tankie just means "person too far to the left of me", so for some liberals, that does indeed mean everyone to the left of Biden

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  • [โ€“] -2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Are you a tankie because you are to the left of Joe biden or because you idealise the soviet union and the ccp?

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    I've been called a tankie for lots of reasons: criticising Elon Musk, condemning Israels genocide of the Palestinians, opposing invading Venezuela, condemning the US's destruction of North Korea, not believing that far right American think tanks are trustworthy, calling Kamala Harris a genocide supporter, calling bullshit on the claim that Mao had one in ten Chinese citizens executed for being a western spy. Calling bullshit on the claim that Che Guevera committed genocide. Basically anything that runs counter to the average American neo-liberal's world view.

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  • [โ€“] -2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Seems weird to be called a tankie for any of those reasons. Especially condemning the genocide.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Not really, given that it's a term that just means "people too far to the left of me" and those positions are all too far to the left for many liberals

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