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[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The Atlantic has gone tankie.

What does this mean?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

I mean they’ve identified the core difference between the proletariat/working class and the bourgeoisie/capitalist class. Namely that the bourgeoisie accumulate their wealth through their ownership of the means of production.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

It's similar to Marxist analysis, and Marxists are always slandered as "tankies."