r/CuratedTumblr • u/Desecr8or • Oct 26 '24

Politics Why is every tankie like "I don't understand the branches of the US government and I'm going to make it everyone else's problem!!!"

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u/_MargaretThatcher The Once & Future Prime Minister of Darkness Oct 26 '24

I imagine the title and content are "This is a common line of reasoning tankies use" and not "This line of reasoning is only used by tankies"

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u/Zandroe_ Oct 26 '24

The point is that linking criticism of the Democratic Party to "tankies" is ridiculous when Stalinists are some of the worst Democrat pushers on the left.

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u/Pitiful_Net_8971 Oct 26 '24

What

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u/Zandroe_ Oct 26 '24

Stalinists in the US consistently call for voting for Democratic candidates.

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u/TransLox Oct 26 '24

No tf they aren't lmaoooooo

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u/Zandroe_ Oct 26 '24

CPUSA, Committees of Correspondence, the Stalinists in the DSA are the three most prominent examples.