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  • I’m saying the reason people might get called a tankie is not because they support Gaza. In fact, I’ve never seen that accusation in relation to this conflict. Rather, it’s because tankies support countries like Israel in other conflicts. So it’s almost the exact opposite of what you say. Campism is the problem here because it forces them to defend the indefensible.

    By the way, tankie is not just a pejorative for leftist. It’s a term created by leftists to criticize members of the movement who are perceived to have abandoned the core goal of human liberation that being a leftist has always been about. Maybe some liberals use it wrongly sometimes but it was never about them.




  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.nettoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldEvery time
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    17 days ago

    So you think people just happened to decide on a narrow range of positions that are highly convenient to the ruling powers in society?

    Modern propagandists have realized it doesn’t matter if the truth is out there—you just need to make your narrative the loudest, most available, algorithmically boosted option and most people won’t put in the effort to question what you put in front of them.





  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.nettoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldFreedom and safety
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    18 days ago

    Social contract theory is statist propaganda. Even before I knew anything about politics or political theory I was so confused by this idea.

    It’s just there to create an illusion of consent for state oppression. Even though there’s no realistic way to opt out, and we never even decided to opt in in the first place.

    What kind of crazy contract is that?