It’s a common throughline in his writing, usually related to how we pervieve information based on our perception of the source. If the US says a country is evil, leftists might be suspicious of this claim and sometimes assume the opposite (to an extent), while conservatives would happily go along with it.
Not from him, but he put it to paper in an influential way that made it a salient topic among Marxists, at least among those familiar with Losurdo/Rockhill/etc.
Tankies is a state of mind, a type of interaction, or incompatibility.
Tankie is a thought-terminating cliché by liberals that can’t handle losing an argument and don’t know how else to punch left.
Tankie is just a pejorative for those who support existing socialist states.
I have supported socialist states, said positive things about Vietnam and China on countless occasions and never been called a Tankie.
So I think there is a discussion and attitude element to it.
Depends on the audience, more than anything. Most socialists aren’t going to waste time calling each other a tankie.
The same comment can be interpreted differently based on the author instance by liberals.
Do the same type of comment with an account on .ml and see if people will call you tankie or not.
Hermeneutics in action. Thanks, Losurdo!
What Losurdo wrote related to that? I never read anything from him(I suck at reading important shit).
It’s a common throughline in his writing, usually related to how we pervieve information based on our perception of the source. If the US says a country is evil, leftists might be suspicious of this claim and sometimes assume the opposite (to an extent), while conservatives would happily go along with it.
Oh that is from him?
Not from him, but he put it to paper in an influential way that made it a salient topic among Marxists, at least among those familiar with Losurdo/Rockhill/etc.
You’re a tankie.