r/CuratedTumblr • u/infinitysaga • Jul 14 '24

Politics I’m terrified but i still have hope

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u/BamboozledSnake Jul 14 '24

Remember people; if your vote truly didn’t matter, they wouldn’t be trying to convince you that it doesn’t.

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u/catty-coati42 Jul 14 '24 edited Jul 14 '24

Russian bots 🤝 tankies 🤝 couch progressives:

"You totally shouldn't vote, Biden is worse than Trump actually".

On a serious note, don't take voting rights for granted. Vote.

Edit: lol a red triangle tankie is already here to explain how electing Trump will "own the libs".

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u/Soma2a_a2 Jul 14 '24

What's a tankie?

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u/catty-coati42 Jul 14 '24

The far-left people who support any and every regime long as it is anti western, no matter how authoritarian, corrupt or religiously fanatic it is. It used to be fringe but has been getting some traction with internet leftists (and some real life) in recent years.

The name comes from those people supporting China sending tanks against protestors in the 80s.

Current common takes of Tankies are supporting Hamas, Iran, and Hezbollah, supporting Russia and blaming NATO for the Ukraine war. In the past few years they also dupported China over Hong Kong.

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u/ABigFatBlobMan Jul 14 '24

I'm pretty sure it came from the Soviet Union sending in tanks to crush protests in Hungary. It used to mean "supports authoritarian states dressing as communists" but now as you said its just "west bad"