This doesn't stop tankies from being pro-Russia and pro-China. Modern tankies are absolutely happy with oligarchies and gigacorporations running the world, they just hate western society.

In essence, they worship authoritarianism rather than communism itself.

I'd say the difference between a tankie and a socialist is that a socialist wants equality and well-being for everyone and tankies just want people they don't like to die at the hands of an authoritarian regime, regardless of whether it's actually a communist regime.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

100%. It’s basic edgy tribalism. I have no problem with economically socialists or even communist individuals. They’re not a threat in my world. But these people are just weirdos who are bad at understanding history and basic definitions of policy structures. I think a lot of them are simply trolls. And they’ll ban you for offering any rebuttal to their objectively false history revisionism.

Either way, they’re not top left of any political compass, they’re top right with an anti western spin.