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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/7509832

For those unaware, Houthi is one of the most extreme groups of jihad terrorists in the Middle-East, their flag is as follows:

"God is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, Cursed be the Jews, Victory to Islam".

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[–] tsuica@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Most tankies are western middle class who think that being anti-west is a valid personality trait.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago

Literally bougie af.

[–] glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

middle class

Middle class teenagers according to their behavior. I hope they grow up one day.

[–] danwardvs@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You don’t think mature adults use “fr rn” in online discussions?

[–] Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Or unironically use such imaginative and devastating insults as “Amerikkka”/“Imperial Core” (USA), “The Empire” (NATO), “Ukronazi”, or “Isntreal” towards countries they don’t like and want genocided

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Critical support for theocracy.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Critical support for beheaded gays

[–] Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah I know, I mean as a bisexual I get not liking old Bibi and the IDF for what they’re doing to Gaza (even though Tel Aviv is the San Francisco of the middle east while in Palestine they fucking defenestrate us, which of course still doesn’t make Israel’s actions in Gaza or West Bank right), but to not only openly simp far-right terrorist groups while of course fantasizing about genocide which is these people’s personal hobby, but even wokewash them and pretend they don’t go against your own interests…

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sooo... this community is not really about "dunking on Tankies from a leftist perspective" - all I see here is liberals circle-jerking the same old right-wing "terrorism" tropes about anyone that doesn't play nice with the west.

[–] Salph@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

The only people who would make an entire community about shitting on leftists are conservatives, liberals or closet liberals

[–] Zstom6IP@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Please obscure usernames on posts.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of tankies' ideology boils down to "west bad, thus critical support to anyone who is against the west".

[–] Salph@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah I don't get why people support those fighting against genocide

[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago

What some fucking brainrot