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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

And if someone supports the American government which is committing a genocide in Gaza right now?

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

"support the American government" is not what I see around Lemmy

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Try saying Joe Biden is committing genocide on lemmy.world and you will find a plethora of apologists.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I think you're confusing electoral lesser-evilism with genuine support. I'm as fed up with 'Israel can do nothing wrong because history' types as the next guy, but they're hardly a majority

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If you are demanding everyone vote for the people bypassing Congress to send more bombs to the obviously grotesque war criminal country, people are gonna think you support them, because you are.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Do you see me demanding anything? I think your hostile comment proves all I've had to say

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I was using 'you' rhetorically rather than accusing you of anything. IDK how you see that as a hostile one. I'm just explaining why people get rubbed the wrong way by the the vote blue brigade.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Rubbed the wrong way is understandable, but that's not supporting genocide. They're not and I think you know that

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The endpoint of the lesser evilism voting is that you're browbeating people to not protest vote and instead vote for one of the two parties, both promising more genocide, one of which is directly implicated in an entire year of it so far.

To any outside observer ( the people you're trying to sway) it still looks like you support them and everythibg they've done.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I know, it's the age old reform or revolution debate, nothing new. It's hardly genocide support. Full throated support of Israel's flattening of Gaza gets you buried in downvotes, even on World

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Trying to run a third party is the only viable reformist track- the democratic party is totally unresponsive to reform attempts- recall how Obama personally intervened to stop that last time. He even dismantled his own electoral apparatuses after his first run.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is that genocide support tho?

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Supporting a political party that has been participating in a genocide is supporting genocide, the Democrats have been a genocidal regime worse than any in my lifetime

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just don't believe the vast majority of "lesser evil" Democrats because I saw them turn around and enthusiastically cheer on Harris, and then act like someone shot their dog when she lost. If you're reluctantly supporting 99% Hitler over 100% Hitler, you don't go to 99% Hitler rallies and you don't care when he loses.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

Supporting evidence:

I think Kamala Harris would be an objectively great president (1000 upvotes)

Kamala Harris is like Princess Leia and blaming her for Gaza is analogous to blaming Leia for Alderaan (1100 upvotes)

Kamala Harris is a "former prosecutor with a spotless record" (1200 upvotes)

These are the real beliefs of the supposedly "reluctant" Harris supporters who say they're only supporting her because she's a "lesser evil." It's the classic motte-and-bailey tactic, defending a much weaker form of their beliefs when under criticism than what they actually believe.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

People are actively censoring and denying any responsibility from the Democrats regarding the genocide in Gaza.

People are utter the words "Kamala was not perfect" while she is an active participant in a genocide.

It is not "Israel can do nothing wrong because history". Democrats are the main responsible party. Seemingly they can do no wrong because lesser evil.

Have you ever watched one of the dystopian Biden state department briefings? It is lie after lie after lie.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

People are actively censoring and denying any responsibility from the Democrats regarding the genocide in Gaza.

Any examples on Lemmy?

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Comments removed recently from TheOubliette for "misinformation," which just means saying anything the .world mods personally disagree with

The "finding out" should be that you lost while supporting genocide. Shouldn't have done that, huh? Not very strategic or "adult in the room", was it?

Did you miss all of the people supporting a lesser evil Harris genocide? Many are in this thread right now trying to preemptively pass blame for everything Trump does onto those who opposed the genocide and refused to vote for its committers. This is in no way a pro-Palestinian space, either. This thread has many examples of "the pro Palestinian protesters were a Russian plot!" and, "hope you enjoy Palestinians dying, non-voters!" sentiments.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Your comment is bizarre. I wouldn't ban anyone over it. But if you had spammed that multiple times as alleged in the ban, fair enough.

For the record I have also been banned for stupid reasons on .ml

For example when this power hungry mod said some bullshit and got downvoted to hell for it, I commented and got a lot of upvotes. So as is customary in .ml they censored my comment because they disagree because I was "rationalising fascism" which is completely ridiculous.

Obviously I called them out and called them a fascist, because I know you guys think that's the absolute worst insult ever (which is unfortunately diminished by the fact that you use it for literally everything). It's honestly quite insane how tankies honestly seems to believe everything Putin says.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The modlog shows you being banned from three communities: thefarside@sh.itjust.works, libertyhub@blahaj.zone, and comics@hexbear.net. You had exactly one comment removed from lemmy.ml, in which you said, "I love how all you idiots on lemmygrad, hexbear and .ml constantly show how stupid you all are."

You know these things are public, right?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Primarily lemmy.world

Some wild comments on /politics receiving upvotes there. People rebuking them get their comments removed and/or banned for 'trolling'.

When one visit that place they would think Donald Trump is the current president who is personally strangling every child in Gaza.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

The mod log is public, could you please provide an example?

Or on second thought don't. It's no use discussing with a fucking trump voter 🤣

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You can check the modlog on my account, this was from a couple months ago on Lemmy.world

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You tend to see it more on Lemmy.world, less so on instances dominated by Leftists.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

But then again, 'instances dominated by Leftists' are also filled with tankies who I also despise 🤷‍♀️ (inb4 calling me a lib)

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I understand that you hate Marxists, and yes, you're most likely a liberal. It isn't a coincidence that leftists tend to have similar stances to each other, when working from the same theoretical framework similar conclusions follow.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago
[–] archomrade@midwest.social 0 points 2 months ago

Person A: Expresses a liberal perspective "Watch as this person calls me a Lib" Person B: "..... yes, that is common liberal perspective" Person A: "Called it"

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

lol hatred of leftists is more associated with fascists than liberals. Don't flatter yourself.

[–] KrasMazov@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 month ago

What a way to call yourself a fascist uh

[–] voldage@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean that would mean I believe that they're imperialists supporting the case of white supremacy - I don't think it's too much of a stretch to claim that most USA supported conflicts have the purpose of benefitting the western world, which is based on white supremacy - and most likely are either politicaly illiterate and are unaware (willingly or by ignorance) of what USA is doing, or are sociopaths. They're not tankies by virtue of not being pro post soviet dictatorships, but when it comes to the callousness towards loss of innocent human lives, they're uh... Pretty bad. I'm not making a comparison though, I feel that's like asking which of two shits stinks worse, and we can clearly see that both defecators had varied and distinctive diets.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In that case the term Tankie could not be applied to China as the original meaning of the word Tankies could only apply to the Soviet Union.

What I have always understood to be the implication is "people justifying and usually denying war crimes from a government or group which aligns with their political ideology".

Most often those people do not care about the war crimes. They think a government and/or government ideology is awesome and therefore will excuse any war crimes because it is for the greater good/lesser evil.

[–] voldage@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

And honestly speaking I'm not sure myself if "tankie" should apply to China, seeing how most of their bad shit happend internally with the notable exceptions of Taiwan and Hong Kong, which are a stretch. There is a distinctive difference between Russia and China, despite both belonging to same political alliance and both have a dictatorial leaderships. Hating west/USA and loving either of them would make one a campist, but I'm not sure about that qualifyng as tankie. Naturally, most campists support both, so by that definition it would make them tankies.

While your definition does describe tankies as well, I always understood it to be a derogatory term for the general authoritarian communist/pseudo-communist block more so than applying to all national supermacists.

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How does supporting one genocide stop the other? Who said that I somehow support the US? Who says I am even american, and not someone who personally has to deal with the consequences of tankie horseshit?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Your definition conveniently exempted America and countries such as Germany or the UK.

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There is quite literary no fucking way you could compare these to Ruzzia, China or North Korea. Unless you are completely fucking insane.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is true. What the west is doing in Palestine is worse.

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More ukrainan cities have been flattened by orcs than the entirety of palestine 10 times over. No it fucking isn't.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Russia does bomb regularly bomb infrastructure such as energy plants. But Russia is not mass bombing schools, hospitals and refugee camps. Every time they do it it is front page news because 2 people died. Meanwhile Israel bombs a school killing 20 people every single day.

If Russia did what America and Israel are doing in Gaza, the front page of newspapers would be filled with sob stories and gore. And Hamas would be praised as brave resistance fighters against the modern Nazis.

[–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 months ago

Ah the hitlerite is ableist

Oh wait

All of them are

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's not relevant to being a tankie as the US, Israel, and other states backing Israel, aren't claiming they're building communism or are the successor state to another which claimed to be building communism. It's the part where communism is an excuse that means the bad things didn't really happen and would be fine even if they did that makes tankie-ism its own distinct thing.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So apologizing and supporting war crimes is fine as long as it is not communism?

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 months ago

That's what Democrats have been telling me for the past 13 months