Penndragon [he/him,des/pair] to the_dunk_tank • 4 years agoSocialist Reddit is having a goddamn normal one todayexternal-linkmessage-square26 fedilinkarrow-up140
arrow-up140external-linkSocialist Reddit is having a goddamn normal one todayPenndragon [he/him,des/pair] to the_dunk_tank • 4 years agomessage-square26 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarePenndragon [he/him,des/pair]hexagonhexbear29·4 years agoI'm not even dunking on him for being a Tankie, it's for saying it's a slur. link
minus-squareThe_Walkening [none/use name]hexbear51·4 years agoNot sure it rises to the level of a slur but the poster in the image does have a point about it being a reductive term for MLs that papers over the accomplishments of socialist movements around the world. link
minus-squareMerryChristmas [any]hexbear24·4 years agoI'm actually okay with this. Libs have gotten way too comfortable using this word and I'd like it if they were shamed as a result. link
minus-squareVncredleaderhexbear19·4 years agoGiven how it has been used to denigrate and mock communists from the global south, it might as well function as one. link
I'm not even dunking on him for being a Tankie, it's for saying it's a slur.
Not sure it rises to the level of a slur but the poster in the image does have a point about it being a reductive term for MLs that papers over the accomplishments of socialist movements around the world.
I'm actually okay with this. Libs have gotten way too comfortable using this word and I'd like it if they were shamed as a result.
Given how it has been used to denigrate and mock communists from the global south, it might as well function as one.