“What’s your stance on Ukraine” is such a powerful and simple litmus test for if a “leftist” is actually a leftist or if they’re a tankie.
The only correct take is “Russia is an imperialist superpower invading its weaker neighbors and those neighbors should be given the means of self defense.”
The only correct take is “Russia is an imperialist superpower invading its weaker neighbors and those neighbors should be given the means of self defense.”
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The problem with tankies and why they fail this litmus test is because they’re theory-addled morons who want to try to argue why imperialism is good actually but only when it’s a nation state they like.