Sometimes I will run into threads like this of tankies disparaging the small socialist movements we do have here in the US. They will also pretend that they don’t do such a thing.
mls 🤝 attacking non ml leftists because they prefer fascism to non ml leftism
true in spain, true in germany, true in the usa, true in all centuries, get mad nerds
Tankies just want their own dear leader to oppress people under.
You don’t have to be a “tankie” to criticize Mamdani and his half arsed agenda that he constantly abandons. Such as keeping the far right police chief, tempering his criticism of israel, supporting hakim jeffries against a proposed primary, reinstating homeless encampment sweeps and on and on. Hell he doesn’t support workers control of the means of production hardly a socialist in any real sense.
Its a fair take, but it really says more about how much work we have to do. Tankies are basically saying that the task is so huge we should not even try in their critiques of Mamdami and voting to grow the number of progressive politicians we could have.
Note that this does not mean we stop other forms of organizing.
I don’t want or care about “progressive politicians and rulers” we should have no politicians or rulers at all.
“zio”
Tankies trying not to be antisemitic, impossible.
What?
Anti-zionism isn’t antisemitism.
The Zio- pejorative has direct origins to David Duke, the Grand Wizard of the KKK, which he uses as a dogwhistle to describe Jews and the zog conspiracy.
The latest chapter in the Chicago Dyke March controversy unfolded late last week after the group walked back its use of the term “Zio,” a pejorative brought into prominence by former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke and often deployed by white supremacists.
Antisemites use “zio” as a dog-whistle. They hide their antisemitism in antizionism.
Seems kinda crappy that Mamdani took this position tho
Tankies often lament that the label is about left bashing, so maybe they should set the example on that. In either case Mamdami is doing more for progressive movements than most. We should pick up the slack where he cannot rather than just bash him for not being able to take on every issue at the same time. Its a team effort.
Fair. He is one of very few progressive voices we have in American politics. He’s got my support.
Hopefully this lays the groundwork toward having an actual progressive/left party in america long term.
