• Simulation6@sopuli.xyz
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    1 day ago

    Doesn’t the term come from the Tiananmen Square massacre when the army drove tanks over students?

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      1 day ago

      this isn’t 1995 man, you can just watch the full video of that not happening anytime you like

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        14 hours ago

        Oh, because we all know that the entire event was caught on video and it was so easy to smuggle film out of china at the time.

        (Context: the video of tank man was hidden in a toilet while the authorities searched the man’s apartment after he was spotted filming from his window).

        But denying massacres of civilians is so in character for someone from .ml, so nobody is surprised, really…

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          So if you’ve watched the full ‘tankman’ footage you would know that he wasn’t killed by a tank or by anything else in that video. You can believe decades and decades of breathless propaganda coming directly out of the NED and the other usual characters, or you can believe your own lying eyes.

          It’s sufficient to assume that if this one important image was essentially a lie, then many other aspects of the story are also manufactured. For example did you know that many dozens of police officers (who were unarmed) were burnt to death by the student protestors? did you know that the leaders of the student protests were coordinating with and were paid by western intelligence agencies? Did you know that literally nancy pelosi was on the ground during those protests?

          do you know anything other than what imperialist propaganda has directed you to ‘know’?

          I’d rather be a tankie than a normie

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            So because tank man wasn’t killed on camera, you’re claiming the entire massacre was a lie?

            Does anyone even claim that he was killed? That was never the point of that video. The point was that an unnamed, ordinary, everyday person can be a hero during difficult times, even on his way back from the grocery store. He didn’t go out that day planning to be a hero, but the circumstances aligned and he chose courage over complacency.

            For example did you know that many dozens of police officers (who were unarmed) were burnt to death by the student protestors?

            Is that on video? Cause it sounds like you won’t believe the protesters were murdered unless it’s on video. So do you have video evidence corroborating this claim that it was actually the protesters who were killing cops?

            I never thought I would hear a tankie with a pro-police argument. I guess “ACAB” comes with a footnote that says “except for the PLA”? How fast they turn around and lick boots when the dictators are anti-west…

            did you know that the leaders of the student protests were coordinating with and were paid by western intelligence agencies?

            You’re gonna need some evidence to back that up. Maga claims the anti-ICE protestors are paid by foreign influence, but the truth is people simply don’t like being oppressed by violent dictators.

            Did you know that literally nancy pelosi was on the ground during those protests?

            I don’t give a shit what nancy pelosi was doing. She’s a political opportunist and saw a moment to extort for clout. It’s not that deep.

            do you know anything other than what imperialist propaganda has directed you to ‘know’?

            Do you “know” anything other than imperialist propaganda has directed you to “know”? Tankies are a cult like maga, you reject reality as “propaganda” because it doesn’t align with your worldview, which is largely composed of actual propaganda.

            I’d rather be a tankie than a normie

            I’m definitely no normie, but thank fuck there are more than two options (sorry not sorry that conflicts with your campist worldview, but life isn’t sportsball team).