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minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down4·1 month agohttps://lemmy.world/post/27513594 https://lemmy.world/post/27378634 https://lemmy.world/post/27352415
minus-squareBanana@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down7·edit-21 month agoThis makes sense. I do think “tankie” is the wrong word, as “bootlicker” sounds more apt since Russia hasn’t been communist since '91. As in, these devs are definitely authoritarian, but communist? Absolutely not.
minus-squareEncephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·30 days agoThey’re definitely all about the communism too. I answered a post asking for any surviving examples of communism with “I think Cuba counts” and got banned Rule 1 IIRC.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·29 days agoThat’s… distinctly NOT being about actual communism… that’s about being pro tankie propaganda…
https://lemmy.world/post/27513594
https://lemmy.world/post/27378634
https://lemmy.world/post/27352415
This makes sense.
I do think “tankie” is the wrong word, as “bootlicker” sounds more apt since Russia hasn’t been communist since '91.
As in, these devs are definitely authoritarian, but communist? Absolutely not.
They’re definitely all about the communism too. I answered a post asking for any surviving examples of communism with “I think Cuba counts” and got banned Rule 1 IIRC.
That’s… distinctly NOT being about actual communism… that’s about being pro tankie propaganda…