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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Speaking as someone who is extremely anti-Israel, it's astounding how tankies turn the doublethink on with "Genocide is bad" (correct) and "Massive ethnic cleansing of the modern state of Israel is morally correct" (wrong).

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean two of their chief idols committed crimes against humanity on massive scales. Largely on their own citizens, no less.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

tankies be like: 'i would've been one of the good ones! :)'

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Because at least in my experience dealing with them, they have no principles, only a 'team' they defend at all costs and attack the other team at all costs.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"But... What's this even got to do with communism anymore"

So many good little bits in here.

Israel will lose the fight.

Israel has yet to lose a war. Arguing for peace is way more effective than arguing for more bloodshed

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I love the cute fantasizing. 'You paramilitaries have no idea what you're doing. If you all work together at the same time you can achieve anything!'

also love the cultural appropriation. just a few years ago, these guys would've freaked out if someone used another's culture to shitpost. maybe if i use automatically translated Arabic no one will notice my edge

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Israel has yet to lose a war.

Well, they did lose the Sinai to Egypt, though it was more of a lost peace than a lost war. And it was more of a return to status quo anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Egypt's relationship with Palestine and Israel is really interesting

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

coming from someone who is pro-palestinian how ironic they stand with Palestine even tho their communist ideology also causes a genocide like israel