One of the stranger developments of the past five years has been the resurrection of the word tankie. It's time for an explainer.

Aristotle: “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

    • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thank you so much for the links. Will definitely read them, especially about the ICP. It’s difficult to glean the truth from biased reporting. I wish I had started this reading journey in my 20’s. Are there any left comm, anarchist or internationalist left communities on Lemmy that you could recommend?

      Edit: That ICP site is a goldmine. The Lions theses is dense. Thanks.

  • MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world
    41·
    1 year ago

    Good read.

    I started to get into theory only recently, so I am kinda just happy that I was able to understand this at all (:

    • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOP
      21·
      1 year ago

      Me too. I didn’t understand all the references because I don’t know the history. I read it twice, and still didn’t know who CLR James was, now I do. Sometimes it feels like I could read for months, and still not have a grasp of it all.

  • tallwookie@lemmy.world
    22·
    1 year ago

    wow, I was expecting an edited title but that’s the actual name of the article. not what I expected on a pro-commie website

    • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOP
      31·
      1 year ago

      Yeah I wouldn’t alter the headline. I don’t want to get in that habit. Just trying to learn about socialism as objectively as I can.

  • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world
    911·
    1 year ago

    They didn’t answer my question of, do you have a mental illness or did you just never go to school to understand who humans are? Any group of humans larger than 100 people can not function in the manner they suggest.

        • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOP
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          1 year ago

          Why troll? Was hoping for a good discussion about the merits of Marxist Leninism. I’m learning, and curious. But only met with hostility when inquiring. Seems reactionary.

          • Ohthereyouare@lemmy.world
            24·
            1 year ago

            What is trolling? Describe it in your own words. English isn’t my first language, I’m from Bangladesh-stan.

            I only speak Bangladesh-stany. So, please elaborate your ideas? Gracias, por favor, arbor, de la puerta?!

            • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOP
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              1 year ago

              I just don’t understand why you have to be so intolerant. I’ve repeatedly tried in multiple threads to find out why liberals think tankies are an enemy. I’m not a tankie. But they‘ve treated me with kindness and answered my ignorant questions. Meanwhile, liberals and centrist minded people treat me with such hostility and disdain. Do you even know why you hate tankies? I’m not gonna stop learning just because some guy says “tankie bad.” If you wonder why people are turning to Marxist-Leninism, look in the mirror. You’re not giving them a reason not to turn into tankies.

              • Ohthereyouare@lemmy.world
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                1 year ago

                Because you are a troll. You post lies and nonsense, then come to the comments of every thread and act a fool.

                Which article do you mean? Sorry, I’m pretty dumb. Please explain your stance to me? What type of tankie are you referring to? I’m not smart enough to understand. Please elaborate. I’m a troll.

                You’re a cancer on society.

                • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOP
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                  1 year ago

                  I genuinely want to learn about socialism/Marxist Leninism. And try to understand their arguments. But narrow minded people like you call them “tankies,” as if that’s an argument. It’s like saying Libtard, MAGAt, cuck or reeeee. It’s immature and unproductive.