Was there some sort of assurance that nothing was going to happen when the contract expired, and this expectation was changed? Freenom hasn’t been registering domains since Jan 1.

It’s seeming a little odd to me that this is catching people with their pants down.

  • Silviecat44English
    291·
    1 year ago

    From wikipedia

    Tankie is a pejorative label for communists and those who align with Marxism–Leninism ideology. 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.

    They usually praise communism and ignore the flaws and horrible practices of things like the U.S.S.R

      • gizzle@reddthat.comEnglish
        102·
        1 year ago

        They are the best example of why left unity is bullshit. Tankies are okay with literal fascism as long as it doesn’t involve a western country.

        • HardlightCereal@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          1 year ago

          I’m all about left unity. If someone makes excuses for authoritarian governments, they’re not on the left. If they disagree with black lives matter, they’re not on the left. If they’re transphobic, they’re not on the left. We leftists need to stick together and protect the most marginalised members of our community, by kicking fascists and bigots out. That’s what left unity means. Good old paradox of tolerance.

          • gizzle@reddthat.comEnglish
            21·
            1 year ago

            Just because someone’s beliefs don’t align with yours doesn’t mean they “aren’t on the left”.

            Leftism isn’t a catch all for good people.

            In fact many anarchists became disillusioned with the idea of “the left”, hence post-leftism.

        • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          One comment said far left, the next fascists which is the far right. I’m starting to think people are just saying a term that isn’t being consistently defined.

        • Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Just because it’s authoritarian doesn’t mean it’s fascist. The USSR murdered millions, and was an authoritarian shithole, but that doesn’t mean it was fascist. It was communist. Fascism is terrible, but so are other forms of authoritarianism.

          • gizzle@reddthat.comEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism

            It’s literally semantics at this point

            • Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              The “a capitalist economy” bit is the very important distinction. Communist states share most or all of the other traits with fascism. But so do Feudal countries with merchantilist economies, modern dictatorships without government-driven economy, and all other strongly authoritarian systems eventually.