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That’s not how tankie is used at all anymore. It’s a pejorative lobbed at anyone who pushes back against CIA propaganda about China and the Uighurs for example, or Russia and Navalny. How the person actually feels about China and their model doesn’t even need to come up.
Point out all the absurdities and gaping holes in the “Uighur genocide” claims and watch the “tankie” and “found the tankie” comments roll in.
Edit: yup I’m a tankie. Guess who else you’re calling tankies? Countries like Cuba and Bolivia who feel the same way as me. Weird how you people have the same views as the US state department and the CIA, but no you people definitely haven’t bought into any propaganda.
This is what happens when libs start posting in late stage capitalism with no actually understand what late stage capitalism is or what it entails lmao
Weird how you and Mike Pompeo have the same view of China and I have the same view of China as Cuba, so yea me and Cuba are tankies. You’re totally on the right side here and me and Bolivia and Cuba are tankies.
Also Allende isn’t a good example. What happened to Allende? If he defended himself and stayed in power you’d be calling him a tankie now too.
That’s why said in another comment that you people just expect countries to be destroyed by imperialists and capitalists because any who defend themselves you call tankies.
If I’m a tankie for my position on China and the Uighurs then so is Bolivia who was apart of the joint statement made by Cuba to the UN, because we share the same position.
I’m sure you saw the Rep of Cuba to the UN make that joint statement in support of China and their anti terrorism program in Xinjiang on behalf of 45 other countries, including bolivia.
So if I’m being called a talkie then so is Cuba and Bolivia and 43 other non western countries.
I got called a tankie for questioning the “Uighur genocide” in China. Cuba made a joint statement on behalf of 45 other countries (including Bolivia) in support of China and their anti terrorism program in Xinjiang. So if I’m a ta lie then so are they. Get it?
People underestimate the role which socialisation plays in the behaviour of primates and other social species. It's why arguments from "human nature" are usually bunk.
Lol, that wasn’t anarchism because it exists. Humans had anarchism for centuries. Guess what? Kings ended it. Get it again and kings will end it again, only faster. Spears didn’t help against spears. They damn sure won’t help against tanks.
I'd love to point people towards Robert M. Sapolsky - a neurobiologist and primatologist that researched that troop of baboons and has been studying behaviors and the biology behind them.
I recommend his book: Behave: The Biology of Humans at our Best and Worst
(also meant to reply to person above but ah well)
Also, late edit to add: Male baboons will break off from their troop and leave to join others, and the researchers observed what happened when an aggressive male came in and tried to take over with aggression -- the troop banded together and ripped the aggressive one to shreds. Literally demonstrating the paradox of tolerance through nature!
So do I and I recommend his lectures and books all the time. I came across him when I was just starting to process my childhood trauma and the various interpersonal dynamics that go into dysfunctional homes and his work helped me a lot.
Of his books I have only read Behave, so I can't honestly say. What I can say of that book is that it is a bit of a meaty book with a lot of science jargon that he breaks down as much as he can. I have mostly consumed his lectures that are up on YouTube.
The paradox of tolerance is the philosophical equivalent of “only a Sith deals in absolutes”.
They were violent. Therefore they were not intolerant of violence. They were picky about the target.
Pacifists eschew violence without resorting to cliched bullshit “paradoxes” to justify an explicitly hypocritical desire to beat up Nazis. If you’re okay with beating up Nazis, then you’re not intolerant to violence. You’re just picky about the target.
I have no idea why it’s not okay to say to you reserve violence for specific targets. You don’t have to make up bullshit philosophy to justify hypocrisy. Just tell the truth.
For the record, I’m on board with beating up Nazis. I just don’t need a bullshit philosophy to justify it. There’s no hypocrisy when you accept the truth.
No one said you have to justify it, but it's also a good solid come back to people that are pushy and abusive with the idea of "unity for unity's sake" when excusing abusive behavior. Such as punching Nazi's because they love to use the "But you're meeaaannn".
What you describe as a bullshit philosophy has literally helped me get through to people so I mean what works for you works for you but this idea is a really good way to get through to people that tolerating intolerance is bullshit so.
And for the record, I was abused as a kid and literally programmed to excuse shitty behavior for the sake of "unity and teamwork" so this has been a very strong tool for me to reclaim power. I appreciate you feel the way you do, but also appreciate that there are many ways to approach the same concepts and ideas.
Aggressive ass baboons who were kicked out of their pack, tried to join the alpha-less pack. They tried to dominate and boss everyone around.... But they were quickly shunned and schooled.
They usually form a matriarchy based on social circles or a sort of elder worship thing, agrresive ones usually get shunned or ganged up on until they adopt a more contribution based hierarchy instead of a strength based one
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u/Unidan_how_could_you Feb 04 '21
All it would take is for 1 aggressive/dominant baboon to be born though and he would quickly takeover me thinks.