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[–] dumbass@aussie.zone 22 points 5 months ago

If those tankies could read, they'd be really upset with you.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 16 points 5 months ago

Nooo! If one thing is bad, its opposite as I perceive it must be utopia!

[–] FunctionallyLiterate@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

Not sure whose blinders are more effective - theirs, or MAGA's.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

which countries are we talking about?

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 39 points 5 months ago (2 children)

China, the Soviet Union, and North Korea come to mind rather quickly.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 27 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Cuba is one of the least bad of the lot that tankies usually simp for, but yes, Cuba to some extent too.

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They also simp for Venezuela too. Maduro sucks shit.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 15 points 5 months ago

Yeah. The PEOPLE'S suppression of democratic elections!

At the same time, it falls under the same umbrella as Cuba - it's pretty low on the list of "atrocity-heavy polities that tankies simp for", though that's damnation by faint praise as much as anything.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 9 points 5 months ago

Oh most definitely, but it still belongs on the list.

arguably a lot of issues in Cuba are due to the US embargo (which also affects a number of other countries as the US is in a negotiation position to demand third parties also follow the embargo if they want to deal with US entities), but that does not alleviate the numerous human rights issues observed there.

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Russia too. Albeit a capitalist country, it's simped for by tankies

[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

It really comes down to authoritarianism. Doesn't matter which financial or social foothold it arrived from.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Unless those oppresive regimes are the USA or the west allies in that case they are cool

[–] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Yes it still talk about specific dictatorship that have history of being enemies as opposed as other like Saudi Arabia

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 7 points 5 months ago
[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you even know what my comment said or did your mom read it out to you?

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's you who can't read, retard. You guys are the western countries version of tankis. All dictstorships are bad including the socialist ones

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The meme literally starts with saying us imperialism is bad.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The usa is not the only western country. See? You couldn't read my comment correctly

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 3 points 5 months ago

We wain't talkin bout them.