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Tankies on democracy... There's a bit too much to make separate posts, so it'll just be a collection in the comments.
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this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2023
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They believe democracy is "bourgeoise fascism"
I swear, some of them are trolling hard. Not sure if it was satire, but I saw one comment a while ago saying that a guy would love to live in North Korea because the previous leader was some sort of hero that took good care of the people. Wtf?
what's the point of trolling yourselves?
It's just extremism but you can peer inside of how it works.
Based on conversations I've had, tankies have a concept of the truth that prioritizes epistemic loyalty. If a claim advances the cause, that makes it more true, if a claim is made by the enemy, that makes it false, or at least there is a moral imperative to regard it that way so it might as well be. Even smart people end up thinking this way and it's pretty sad.