• SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    The straw man is “tankies”. There are actual tankies on Lemmy, but these geniuses are using it like United States fascists use woke: to describe anything they don’t like and to shut down discourse. They’re pretty much blue MAGA. It’s gross.

    I feel the same way, both about the cultish behavior and that people can and should do better. Unfortunately, the United States treats politics much like it treats sports, and I believe this is partly why idiocy like this manifests so frequently.

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      3 months ago

      Tankies is not a straw man. There’s literally someone in this very thread lying about the events of Tianamen Square by claiming the literal tanks were totally peaceful and not used as part of the CCP’s oppression of people protesting.

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        3 months ago

        It’s almost like you ignored the entire content of the comment you responded to so you could refute a point that isn’t being made.

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      3 months ago

      blue maga is a nonsensical term. MAGA literally want to end democracy and execute their "enemies’. The people you describe as blue maga are…checks notes…shutting down discussions on social media.

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        3 months ago

        The dramatic irony of your discourse poisoning comment in response to a comment about poisoning discourse may be immeasurable using today’s technology.

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          3 months ago

          Yo. I’m not American. (Have lived there before)

          But this is hilarious… Maga and the republicans have used the most horrendous language and discourse for the last 8 or so years…

          Democrats been little pussy cats…

          This shits undoubtable.

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        They’re doing more than that, but clearly you’re not interested in discourse so much as… Checks notes… Looking for opportunities to tell people they’re wrong, so I’m not going to waste my time explaining further.

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        3 months ago

        Facts… If you are maga, you want a king in America… or are a complete idiot. Like so much so, that you deliberately avoid the evidence of the crimes your ex president committees specifically against the American people and process.

        There are almost no other options. Want a king/fool.