What are tankies? What does sea-lioning mean?locked
I've run across these terms several times, but without enough context to figure out what they mean. Could someone help me out, please?
ETA All of you are amazing! A huge thank you to everyone who responded, and an extra thank you to those who have provided links or explanations to further and/or related information. I am learning so much by reading all of these comments!
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If you like the USSR and Communist China, you're probably a leftie.
So you think Jeremy Corbyn isn't left? Lmao. What about Lula? Every Cuban politician?
This is you trying to re-align left vs right as culture instead of economic. It's seriously america-brained bollocks and is not how anyone in the rest of the world views left vs right.
May I introduce you to the Far Right in America? They are often keen to downplay any Russian acts of aggression. ETA: Not saying that they would fit the definition of tankies, just that you don't have to be a leftist to (overtly or tacitly) support Russia.
https://archive.is/2023.07.13-123054/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/us/politics/defense-bill-republicans-ukraine-war.html