No you are on the correct track. Tankies arent at all the most left. They are authoritarian which is more right than they want to admit. Just being anti capitalism isn’t an instant moral win.
They’ll argue that it’s the best way while ignoring that basically every instance of communism in modern history is basically a dictatorship that used communist ideals as a medium to gain power.
Like fuck capitalism but power centralization and militarized authoritarianism is not the “fix”
Learn to see things that aren’t “leftist” as radical. There are powerful
social spaces that aren’t legible to the state—like auntie networks—that will
always be the backbone of social life
It means expand what you consider radical. They may be fighting for the same thing without calling themselves “leftist.”
Auntie network is a great example. This is not something that’s overtly branded as “leftist” and yet it’s an essential part of our struggle for bodily autonomy. That’s what they mean.
supporting an auntie network is not settling for less. it’s actually settling for more. who gives a shit what they say they are? tankies say they’re leftist, but they don’t seek the same ends. auntie networks might not say they’re anything but they’re seeking what we’re seeking.
does that make sense? hope this clears it up a bit!
I like the intention, but I’m worried about the advice near the end
I.e. a whole bunch of settle for less
I want leftist spaces, groups, what have you without tankies, not community centers who dislike the current government.
Am I missing something? I’m new to this 🥺
No you are on the correct track. Tankies arent at all the most left. They are authoritarian which is more right than they want to admit. Just being anti capitalism isn’t an instant moral win.
They’ll argue that it’s the best way while ignoring that basically every instance of communism in modern history is basically a dictatorship that used communist ideals as a medium to gain power.
Like fuck capitalism but power centralization and militarized authoritarianism is not the “fix”
Tankies are state capitalists.
I don’t know about the semantics anymore, so it’s upto you if you want to say they are ‘left’, but anarchist spaces are the best of the bunch.
Read it again.
It means expand what you consider radical. They may be fighting for the same thing without calling themselves “leftist.”
Auntie network is a great example. This is not something that’s overtly branded as “leftist” and yet it’s an essential part of our struggle for bodily autonomy. That’s what they mean.
supporting an auntie network is not settling for less. it’s actually settling for more. who gives a shit what they say they are? tankies say they’re leftist, but they don’t seek the same ends. auntie networks might not say they’re anything but they’re seeking what we’re seeking.
does that make sense? hope this clears it up a bit!