He/They. Marxist-Leninist, Butcher, DnD 3.5e enthusiast and member of PSL NEO and UFCW local 880. ASAB (All Scolds Are Bastards). Plague rat settler. I administrate a DnD 3.5e West Marches server for Socialists called the Axe and Sickle. https://discord.gg/R5dPsZU

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  • Drewfro66@lemmygrad.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlWhat's a Tankie?
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    6 days ago

    You say this ironically, but there are several relatively recent U.S. presidents or people in their administration who have said things that would get them branded tankies today.

    I’m thinking specifically of a speech Jimmy Carter gave where he said it’s no wonder North Korea ended up the way it had, considering we bombed every building over two stories into the ground.

    Kissinger is also obviously evil but only because of his realpolitik - by modern ideological standards where any anti-Western power is treated as worse than Hitler by even social Democrats, his dispassionate readings would get him labeled a Marxist.








  • Drewfro66@lemmygrad.mltoCommunism@lemmy.mlProtestation
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    26 days ago

    Exactly - there’s nothing inherently wrong with a group of people within a country, or even an ethnic group, banding together in order to advance their common interests as a People.

    Where do things go wrong? When you ask: “What are the interests of that Nation? And what do you plan to do to advance them?”

    An American Nationalist must realize that it is in the best interests of the nation to maintain Imperialism and exploitation overseas, and depending on how they define their nation, exploitation of immigrants and ethnic minorities at home as well.