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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards
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Is the racism in the room with us right now, dear?
They/OP won't stop replying to people pointing out they are the asshole. So yes it is sadly
how is being an "asshole" is racist?
that accusation gets thrown around way to lightly
I'm saying the racist is the op who is also an asshole.
Go though their history and it's pretty clear they are one
How is that racist?
Communist party and nazi party are not races lol
I think you missed the context where they said that the "racist" aspect was based on OP's overall comment history, not this post or comments within in particular.
I reviewed the OP comment history. Seems like just a person expressing his opinions.
Yes, those comments. We all know the ones. The comments that totally exist. Source? Trust me bro. /s
Mate they think everyone is out it get the usa simply because they aren't American.
Do you have something specific that can support the racist thesis?
I checked the comments, seems like another shit poster expressing his opinions.
Based on that I don't think anything given would change your mind
But their most recent rant is pretty unhinged
https://lemmy.world/comment/14824680
Can somebody explain to me how this is racist?
All I am see is America simping with conspiracy vibe, albeit there is prolly some truth in there.
As I said if you dont think any of their comments are them being racist nothing I link too is going to change your mind.
Yeah the American simping is a massive red flag and if you don't think blaming every nation for our issues isn't racist idk what to tell you
Is he talking about "Tank Man" from the famous photograph? That guy was never run over or "flattened" and there are videos of the incident showing him talking to the guy operating the tank and going on his way.
There's a report of 11 people being crushed outside of the square (Liubukou) while running away. There is not video of this.
Millions did not die either, that's an especially bold claim. The actual protest caused somewhere from hundreds to one thousand deaths and thousands of wounded. The unrest afterwards does not have a death toll that I can find, Wikipedia only mentions people dying by train.
Also the term "tankies" does not come from that incident. It comes from those who defend the Soviet use of tanks to suppress the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
The rest just seems like an unhinged rant against leftists, all disguised as hating tankies. The racist part is bolded by me. There's very little truth in what you quoted.
This poster has a lot of takes I disagree with, that's all I will comment on about their post history.
Chinese policy has always been force assumption of minorities. They are doing it Xinjiang right now.
But either way, I don't see how that's racist at all.
Then the poster should use better material then, lying about a historical event is not a good look.
I think it is racist to assume every leftist is a secret tankie originating from another country. That they are secret Chinese or Russian spies or whatever. But we do not have to agree on this. We can agree to disagree.
I am not going to dispute that OP made incorrect statements. Accusing him of racism is not warranted though.
Uninformed or and mis guided at best.
Maybe a bad faith actor.