Christ, do you not remember the build-up to the 2022 invasion?
To be fair I don't remember the build up that well because my mom was dying.
I'm saying it's strawmanning because I am on hexbear frequently that's called a tankie hive, I read .ml posts and comments which is called a tankie hive, I see users quoted that are called 'tankies' but rarely does anyone else even agree with them, being a small minority view if they say something like Russia or China can never do any bad. Or just entirely misunderstood. Things like homophobia and racism in countries like Russia are critiqued plenty even by people who think these countries are fighting against western imperialism.
One meme isn't a lot of energy but it seems to take up a decent amount of space in your view, but to me it just seems a lot more rare than people that complain about it think.
Can you give me those examples? I want to know what is considered 'tankie', the discourse seriously fascinates me because it's hard for me to see a consistent definition. It's said to be authoritarian communists but what is seen as authoritarian is subjective. Some people say taxes are authoritarian.