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[–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

To be honest we don't have a real name for them. They say they support the tenets of national socialism, deride capitalism, engage in liberalism, and hate the working class.

Call them what you will. Nazi, neo-nazi, neo-neo-nazi, neo-bolshevik, I don't know. In any case it's all different flavours of fascism.

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

"Tankies" that's the word for Nazis with a Russian coat of paint.

Edit: Lmao the downvotes. I just gave an objective description of the term OP is looking for. I'm a hardcore socialist myself and if you feel like the term "Tankie" is insulting you, then MAYBE you have an issue.

[–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I hesitate to call them tankies because they don't follow the same ideals. These people deride 'the libs' but engage in liberalism, calling themselves lgbtq friendly, then they call themselves communist but engage in materialism, they call themselves socialist but agree with authoritarianism.

I don't know what to call them besides fascist, but fascist is so non-specific when dealing with these groups that it doesn't help for identification. We actually need a new name for this group of fascists.

[–] Tedrow@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tankies don't have ideals, they're just red fascists. It's all an aesthetic.

[–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Fascists gonna fasc.

[–] byroon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Tankie originally meant people who supported the Soviet Union's military action in Hungary and Czechoslovakia in the 50s and 60s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're CCP or maybe Kremlin operatives organizing shills, LLMs, and useful idiots to spread propaganda.

That's why it's hard to say what they are. They aren't actually socialists, they're happy to support both extremes in order to increase division in their group opponents.

[–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Won't see any disagreement there, but those useful idiots still cling to the ideology.

Ignorance and cognitive dissonance, name a more iconic duo.

[–] gayhitler420@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ve never seen a grad say they support the tenets of national socialism or that they hate the working class. Can you show me?

[–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No, they've been defederated.

[–] gayhitler420@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

yall must have strong defederation if you can't even go to the grad website and see their posts.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

Also because they don't.

I am not a fan of lemmygrad or hexbear but they certainly do not advocate for national socialism.

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I've had enough bouts with them. They don't believe people can be racist against white people, so any slurs or derogatory insults are totally okay. They also hate social Democrats - call them colonialists. That they want all the benefits of socialism without having to give up any of their illgotten gains.

Soooo, they just expect people to fully make the jump over to pure socialism/communism, no expectations of gradual change, and think hating on whitey is totes cool.

Their most vocal are essentially hindering the growth the greater collective with this bullshit, and if they ever want to see change in their lifetimes, then need to be realistic about it.