I've run across these terms several times, but without enough context to figure out what they mean. Could someone help me out, please?

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (5 children)

What if you agree with the former but also agree with criticism of those regimes?

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If you genuinely accept critiques of Iran, China, and Russia as well as disliking the West's capitalism then you're just a communist, not a tankie. However if you just kinda accept critiques in a "No one's perfect" kinda way but still cheer when Russians shoot Ukrainians, you'd be a tankie who fell for Russian propaganda. I'd recommend looking into the firehose of falsehood, it informs a lot about certain righties' and lefties' perspectives.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Anti-authoritarian collectivist/socialists are usually categorized as anarchists. At least that’s what the tankies call me.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I'm fine being called an anarchist but I prefer the term "voluntarist".

    As long as I'm free to opt out of the collectivism I'm happy to live alongside it and encourage others to engage with it if they want.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    That's just regular old black and white thinking. Every time you've decided that an "ism" is the root of all the world's evils you've lost the game. Doesn't matter what it is. The "isms" are never the source of the trouble; that would be humanity itself.

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