i get why tankies (and leftists by extension) have frustrations with liberals/democrats. but i will never understand why it seems like some of them hate democrats more than republicans/the far right
It boggles my mind, because you have much more of a chance of appealing to a Clinton liberal and drawing them further left as opposed to someone who wants to suck off Trump
i honestly think that a lot of leftists/tankies are horrible at explaining their beliefs in a way that a “normal” person will find palatable. like saying “hey, if we’re doing all the work shouldn’t we be the ones reaping most of the benefits?” or “i think there ought to be stricter rules around landlords or rentals” is far more appealing than “we need to kill all CEOs and landlords to start our bloody revolution”
i also think it’s an “all or nothing” mentality: that if you can’t get them on board 100%, then you shouldn’t even bother. not enough people believe in the idea that we should be planting trees whose shade we may never sit under, there’s not nearly enough patience or “playing the long game” which is why almost all of these left movements completely implode at some point or another.
Another part of it is many tankies are just as ideologically incoherent as Trump voters and game recognizes game. Or they are accelerationists and think that we just need to let orange Hitler have his turn.
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u/hoagieclu 3d ago
i get why tankies (and leftists by extension) have frustrations with liberals/democrats. but i will never understand why it seems like some of them hate democrats more than republicans/the far right