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Fringe right and fringe left both make this conversation difficult (lemmy.myserv.one)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by OwenEverbinde@lemmy.myserv.one to c/tankiejerk@lemmy.world

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An 8-panel Phoebe Teaching Joey meme.

The first panel is Phoebe from Friends saying "Russia".

The second panel is Joey from the same show replying with "Russia".

The third panel is Phoebe saying "has invaded".

The fourth panel is Joey repeating back "has invaded".

The fifth panel is Phoebe saying "Ukraine".

The sixth panel is Joey repeating back "Ukraine".

The seventh panel is Phoebe saying the completed phrase "Russia has invaded Ukraine".

The final panel shows Joey proudly proclaiming "NATO just started a proxy war".

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[–] OwenEverbinde@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Except that the problem I have with tankies is their tendency to wish death upon people, (or, at least, accept casualties as some kind of ideological necessity.)

I don't even wish death on Neo Nazis. I wish Life After Hate upon them. The organization, after all, has ripped people right from the bowels of Neo Nazi organizations. I'd like to see more of that.

I sure as hell don't wish death upon misguided idealists who think killing political rivals is somehow going to build a world free from authoritarianism. They don't need to die: they need to examine their beliefs.