I’ve been called a “tankie” here seemingly at random. It’s funny because as a liberal American I have zero idea of what that even is. But yeah sure whatever the randos online say. 🙄
I have no clue where the word comes from, but my understanding is that it's a hyper-authoritarian communist. Think Stalin or Mao Zedong. The kind of person who's not afraid to start a genocide or a famine if it means the people dying of starvation are capitalists. You'll usually see them defending or denying the crimes of the people I listed earlier plus others. Pol Pot is a good example.
I too have been called a tankie on here which is very strange considering I'm a bit less of a leftist than the majority on here.
It seems to come from 1950s "British political rhetoric", the country that blessed us with The Sun, the Daily Mirror, and similar gems. Basically a slur.
Why not both? They make fun of the technical knowledge of a userbase, you respond by insulting them directly for the non-technical ideology held by someone twice removed (while, coincidentally, providing an example for their point).
I even explicitly called out my statement as tongue-in-cheek, so it’s not to be taken 100% seriously. And full disclosure: I myself am not a PHP developer, but much worse: a PowerShell developer, among other languages.
And here comes the kbin ad hominem strawman. Didn't take long.
I’ve been called a “tankie” here seemingly at random. It’s funny because as a liberal American I have zero idea of what that even is. But yeah sure whatever the randos online say. 🙄
Whatever meaning it had originally is gone and it's basically just a way to discredit anyone vaguely on the left you don't like.
I have no clue where the word comes from, but my understanding is that it's a hyper-authoritarian communist. Think Stalin or Mao Zedong. The kind of person who's not afraid to start a genocide or a famine if it means the people dying of starvation are capitalists. You'll usually see them defending or denying the crimes of the people I listed earlier plus others. Pol Pot is a good example.
I too have been called a tankie on here which is very strange considering I'm a bit less of a leftist than the majority on here.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie
It seems to come from 1950s "British political rhetoric", the country that blessed us with The Sun, the Daily Mirror, and similar gems. Basically a slur.
Maybe read the comment I responded to again
Why not both? They make fun of the technical knowledge of a userbase, you respond by insulting them directly for the non-technical ideology held by someone twice removed (while, coincidentally, providing an example for their point).
I even explicitly called out my statement as tongue-in-cheek, so it’s not to be taken 100% seriously. And full disclosure: I myself am not a PHP developer, but much worse: a PowerShell developer, among other languages.
Indeed.
😱 The horr… wait, are we talking Windows Power'sHell, or PowerShell on Linux? (I don't know which one's worse, just making conversation 😅)
We're talking cross-platform depravity these days.