pfife Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 1 minute ago, Motown Bombers said: This is not a contradiction. I'm saying if progressives are turned off for being called what they are, than we can pivot to Haley voters. I said we are ****ed because Castro is putting out disinformation about what Biden. said. I'm sorry your feeling got hurt because no one called you a tankie. I'm sorry about the house of cards from which you cast insults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Just now, pfife said: I'm sorry about the house of cards from which you cast insults. Ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Just now, Motown Bombers said: The guy upset about tankies getting called tankies thinks I'm having the meltdown. Not upset, I said it was a hilariously bad idea to insult people. Then you pooped the bed which is even less upsetting and more hilarious, glad to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Just now, pfife said: Not upset, I said it was a hilariously bad idea to insult people. Then you pooped the bed which is even less upsetting and more hilarious, glad to help Ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Imagine having a huge tantrum on the internet b/c someone argued "insulting the voters you need is a bad idea" goodness gracious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Just now, pfife said: Imagine having a huge tantrum on the internet b/c someone argued "insulting the voters you need is a bad idea" goodness gracious Ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 and we haven't even gotten to the fact that objectively the burns aren't even good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Just now, pfife said: and we haven't even gotten to the fact that objectively the burns aren't even good Ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 I'm thinking about how it's obvious that the problem with the Detroit Pistons is that the players aren't insulting each other enough. If they did that they would win more. The Lions must be roasting each other daily. That MaAuto blast Mahomes hit ol Travis Pfizer with is why they won the SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Just now, pfife said: I'm thinking about how it's obvious that the problem with the Detroit Pistons is that the players aren't insulting each other enough. If they did that they would win more. The Lions must be roasting each other daily. That MaAuto blast Mahomes hit ol Travis Pfizer with is why they won the SB Ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 This place would be title town if they had hired Jeff Ross instead of Bobby Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Just now, pfife said: This place would be title town if they had hired Jeff Ross instead of Bobby Ross Ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Let's get back to insulting Dump supporters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Just now, Tiger337 said: Let's get back to insulting Dump supporters. It was hilarious watching Pfife meltdown over Ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 3 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Let's get back to insulting Dump supporters. you must be bored of the winning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gilmore Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 I don’t know who came up with the term “tankies”, but it’s stupid. This and the Gaza thread have devolved into nuance-free polarization. And lots of exaggerated statements. Occasionally there will be a post that tries to show a balanced approach (Hamas is unquestionably horrible, but Bibi and his policies are also bad, just not as much, but can less Gazan kids starve or die, please). Casting everyone as in two camps, calling people names serves no good purpose. IMO 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 45 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: Apparently I do have influence since you got butthurt that Romad said tankie and you seem to assume that was directed at you. It wasn't. I was just amused at the definition of tankie. I had heard it in the context of post-soviet studies and a little bit since Feb 2022 in context of GOP Ukraine haterz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 7 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said: I don’t know who came up with the term “tankies”, but it’s stupid. This and the Gaza thread have devolved into nuance-free polarization. And lots of exaggerated statements. Occasionally there will be a post that tries to show a balanced approach (Hamas is unquestionably horrible, but Bibi and his policies are also bad, just not as much, but can less Gazan kids starve or die, please). Casting everyone as in two camps, calling people names serves no good purpose. IMO Tankie - Wikipedia Quote Tankie is a pejorative label generally applied to communists and those who align with Marxism–Leninism. More generally, the term "tankie" has been applied for those who express support for one-party socialist republics that are associated with Marxism–Leninism, whether contemporary or historical. It is commonly used by anti-authoritarian leftists, including anarchists, libertarian socialists, left communists, democratic socialists, and reformists to criticise Leninism, although the term has seen increasing use by liberals and right‐wing factions as well.[5][6] The term "tankie" was originally used by dissident Marxist–Leninists to describe members of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) who followed the party line of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). Specifically, it was used to distinguish party members who spoke out in defense of the Soviet use of tanks to crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the 1968 Prague Spring uprising, or who more broadly adhered to pro-Soviet positions.[7][8] By extension, the term is used to describe people who endorse, defend, or deny the crimes committed by communist leaders such as Vladimir Lenin,[9][10] Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Enver Hoxha, Pol Pot, and Kim Il Sung. In modern times, the term is used across the political spectrum to describe those who have a bias in favor of illiberal or authoritarian states with a socialist legacy or a nominally left-wing government, such as the Republic of Belarus, People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Syrian Arab Republic, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Additionally, tankies are said to have a tendency to support non-socialist states with no socialist legacy if they are opposed to the United States and the Western world in general, regardless of their ideology,[4][11] such as the Islamic Republic of Iran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 If you are for Ukraine and for democracy you don't need to wear this label. If you are for Putin and for authoritarianism, you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 You might also wear this label if you have a hidden love of single party socialism and wonder why its never been tried. It has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 7 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said: I don’t know who came up with the term “tankies”, but it’s stupid. This and the Gaza thread have devolved into nuance-free polarization. And lots of exaggerated statements. Occasionally there will be a post that tries to show a balanced approach (Hamas is unquestionably horrible, but Bibi and his policies are also bad, just not as much, but can less Gazan kids starve or die, please). Casting everyone as in two camps, calling people names serves no good purpose. IMO Tankie is an old term that has been used in modern times to describe socialists in the west who oppose capitalism and are generally pro Russia when it comes to Ukraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 2 minutes ago, romad1 said: If you are for Ukraine and for democracy you don't need to wear this label. If you are for Putin and for authoritarianism, you do. Wait, we don't want to insult our pro Putin authoritarians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 32 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said: I don’t know who came up with the term “tankies” It sounds like an insult of the New York Yankees if they are having a bad year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 its a political term. This is the political forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 4 minutes ago, romad1 said: its a political term. This is the political forum. You mean like cucks and snowflakes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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