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Documenting hate speech, conspiracy theories, apologia/revisionism, and general tankie behaviour across the fediverse. Memes are welcome!
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I know and I hate them for that. But I still see the value in the work they do and I have gratitude. Lack of nuance and campism is what I hate most about tankies and this kinda stuff gives me the same vibes
Giving money to people who support murdering Ukrainian citizens is not a nuance, it is just plain wrong.
Do you think they will spend the money on weapons for russia? No they will meet their own needs because they're simple software devs. People around here act like these guys are billionaires.
They are simping for Putin ffs, the guy who sent 1,2 million russians to their deaths or crippled them for life, just to murder ukrainians, because he has delusions of resurrecting the soviet union. They have no nuance, and if you think like them you can fuck off just like them.
What exactly makes you think I think like them? Why would I even hang in this community if I didn't hate tankies already?
yes that's what I said. My whole point is, these guys do a terrible job not thinking in black-and-white, bad-and-good. I can hate their opinion and fight against it, but I still think they're humans and deserve to ~get~ ask for a small amount of money in exchange for doing me a huge service.