The Fediverse is huge and overwhelming to a newcomer, with many different types and each with servers to pick from. Which ones would you suggest checking out or avoiding?
The Fediverse is huge and overwhelming to a newcomer, with many different types and each with servers to pick from. Which ones would you suggest checking out or avoiding?
I’ve seen communists of every denomination get called tankies. I’ve seen progressive liberals get called tankies by zionists for supporting Palestine. I’ve seen anarchists get called tankies by liberals for saying the Uighur genocide is not real. I’m pretty sure I once saw a conservative get called a tankie by other conservatives for not being far right enough, but I can’t say I remember where.
My point is, it’s really not helpful to act like the word “tankie” actually has some agreed-upon meaning. If you’re generally on the left, some group of people out there will consider you a tankie. I guarantee that, it’s just a matter of waiting and seeing.
If you want to say that there are communists who are authoritarian and there are communists who aren’t say that instead, and we can have another conversation.