MeanwhileOnGrad

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Meanwhile On Grad


Documenting hate speech, conspiracy theories, apologia/revisionism, and general tankie behaviour across the fediverse. Memes are welcome!


What is a Tankie?


Alternatively, a detailed blog post about Tankies.

(caution of biased source)


Basic Rules:

Sh.itjust.works Instance rules apply! If you are from other instances, please be mindful of the rules. — Basically, don't be a dick.

Hate-Speech — You should be familiar with this one already; practically all instances have the same rules on hate speech.

Apologia(Using the Modern terminology for Apologia) No Defending, Denying, Justifying, Bolstering, or Differentiating authoritarian acts or endeavours, whether be a Pro-CCP viewpoint, Stalinism, Islamic Terrorism or any variation of Tankie Ideology.

Revisionism — No downplaying or denying atrocities past and present. Calling Tankies shills, foreign/federal agents, or bots also falls under this rule. Extremists exist. They are real. Do not call them shills or fake users as it handwaves their extremism.

Tankies can explain their views but may be criticised or attacked for them. Any slight infraction on the rules above will immediately earn a warning and possibly a ban.

Off-topic Discussion — Do not discuss unrelated topics to the point of derailing the thread. Stay focused on the direct content of the post as opposed to arguing.

You'll be warned if you're violating the instance and community rules. Continuing poor behaviour after being warned will result in a ban or removal of your comments. Bans typically only last 24 hours, but each subsequent infraction will double the amount. Depending on the content, the ban time may be increased. You may request an unban at any time.


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Stemming from this post https://lemmy.world/post/25792088

This is why some don't see the problem with .ml, they're way more subtle. And to those I say look:

This comment was removed by a .ml mod in that thread and the user banned:

And yet, another comment from a .ml user referencing .world instead, but essentially says the same thing as @Fizz@lemmy.nzs comment is allowed to stay up just fine for hours.

Why was that not removed? Where is their ban?

Just .ml Tankie things ig

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Hexbear's domain has expired and the admins can't get ahold of the original registar. Currently up for auction at 20 bids and $550.

https://www.sav.com/auctions/details/7073489/hexbear.net

Edit: Their new domain is chapo.chat. Probably should let admins know so they can defederate them again.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/37406183

It's finally happened tankiejerkers, we're famous!

I like how they screenshotted my bio as if that's an own, and then pinged both of my accounts.

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"There was this devastating, life changing event that happened DECADES ago and they STILL talk about it."

"What the hell is Manhwa?"

Edit: My guess is the last thing he can't remember the name of is "Train to Busan".

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Cross-posted from "Outjerked yet again" in !tankiejerk@lemmy.world

Lmao, just so you guys know: Tankiejerk is an explicitly leftist community, anti communist my ass.

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/54848997

hope this is allowed pugjesus, the rules say so but i've never seen someone post a meme here

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/54629428

Kindest, most loving ML user:

~PS, i know soyjacks have a bad rep but i used that reaction because i just thought it fit lmao~

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Also @liyunxiao@sh.itjust.works must be a UniversalMonk alt account because their Jill Stein shill comments are bleeding through lolol

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The link is this: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/f003b553-7db5-439c-a08a-944eb6a953c0.webp

Orginal Comment looks like this:

I agree

未來屬於

😏

The Question that OP asked was: "China is the future, do you agree?"

The flag I commented is a flag of China. The Republic of China, that is.

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https://lemmy.ml/comment/16430292

Brave take at the top of the screenshot which was then flooded by minions of the grad.

I tried to not post any Cowbee because it was too easy but you're welcome to check out the thread and post your own findings.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by peregrin5@lemm.ee to c/meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works
 
 

I'd like to say they could enjoy the company of more liberals if they didn't ban them on sight due to their desire to feel superior and inability to tolerate differing opinions, but I couldn't respond because I was banned. (Ban reason: "liberalism")

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.world defed when‽

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The tankies hurt themselves in their confusion!

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Adam Something is pointing out Russia is falling in to fascism, and campists think that pointing out that the USA is also degenerating into fascism (and Adam recognizing it) is somehow a dunk.

Later on they try to backpedal in the comments after being called out for this whataboutism shit take, by saying that "no of course I don't defend Russia, but..."

Note: I'm not here to defend Adam Something; but merely to point out that common counter-argument "we never defended Russia" runs kinda shallow when they constantly run interference like that.

Source

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I've come to two realizations recently:

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The sudden tankie willingness to believe that Trump cares about a cease-fire in Gaza, and got tough with the Israelis and then they capitulated which Biden could have done at any time, sheds some interesting light on how the tankies think. They accuse anyone who disagrees with them of shifting their realities around, such that anything Biden does is good, anything the State Department says is always true, even if it contradicts itself or basic common sense or reality. I always thought that this was just a lazy reality-free arguing tactic, but in retrospect, I should have realized that it's a tell about their own thought process. Just like it's a warning sign if someone constantly suspects their partner of cheating, or is constantly on an absurdly hypervigilant lookout for scams and people trying to cheat them out of money, this is a key revelation about the way Hexbear itself looks at reality.

Trump is a capable diplomat, if believing that lets them trash Biden. Trump cares about Palestinians, if believing that lets them trash Biden. The cart is firmly in its place in front, and everything else including the horse can follow along depending on what the cart dictates.

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Hexbear's censorship, and wild hostility to anyone who comes to "their" place and tries not to toe the party line, really does do a pretty effective job of distorting the view of reality and consensus that their users are able to experience.

Take a look at these and compare:

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/36382877

https://hexbear.net/post/4354590

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https://lemmy.ml/comment/16305748

Simple competition gaslighting. The bigger the better.

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Bonus round:

Thank the gods we have these brave, pure, online leftists to stand up against fascism, for the sake of the lives of the oppressed.

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