During the 1930s, many communists and socialists from Germany and Austria sought refuge from the Nazis in the USSR. But in a shocking betrayal, the Soviet secret police handed over hundreds of them to Hitler's Gestapo.
  • ancom@lemmy.mlOP
    13·
    3 years ago

    what ever genocide it is,tankies will always justify it if it is done by a country that they claim to be an ally.

    It is an ideological concept that you can’t disproof with logic. It is an dogma, that justifies itself.

    • poVoq@lemmy.ml
      41·
      3 years ago

      Yes because tankies belong to some sort of hive-mind and will never ever be able to change their mind /s

      (especially when we are not even trying to convince them, but just like to have a happy in-group circle jerk about how bad these “tankies” are).

      • ancom@lemmy.mlOP
        13·
        3 years ago

        That’s not what I’m saying here. I’m saying that their mind set is dogmatic. That does not mean that it’s permanent, but if you aim to create a dialogue that gives a chance to question such dogmas, it is useful to understand they exist. If you create a dialogue where the dogma can just justify itself, it will deepen their ideological believes.

        You want to question their dogmas? Understand how they function first.

        • poVoq@lemmy.ml
          2·
          3 years ago

          Yeah, I agree to that, but posting some age old stuff a calling them “tankies” doesn’t help a single bit and is probably counter-productive.

          • ancom@lemmy.mlOP
            21·
            3 years ago

            remembering history is important. learning from history is important. narratives are strong influence of our culture. history effects narratives and many tankies use history for their justification.

            I play with narratives