I don’t keep examples of internet extremists, and I wasn’t speaking within the context of this community

homosexuals were persecuted, yes that’s oppression

If you are a Communist, you don’t need to defend every aspect of every Communist state (yeah oxymoron, w/e), it’s okay to say “they did some things wrong”

two things can do bad, you don’t need to defend China or the Soviet Union when they do oppression

If you aren’t defending, excusing, or justifying the oppression of people by the USSR or PRC, then I’m not talking about you; you were not the type of person which “tankie” is typically used to describe

Are you are defending, excusing, or justifying the persecution of LGBT people?

Yes, but I’m referring to people defending that persecution instead of just accepting that Communist countries can also be criticized

No I mean like how homosexuals were persecuted

Sure 🙄

Look amigo, I get there is a lot of depth to be had in a discussion like this, but I’m just explaining what people generally mean when they say tankie.

I would agree they are bad Communists, but unfortunately they are extremely visible and influence how non-Leftists see Communists, which is why many Leftists are quick and eager to disavow any connection with them.

You’ve never had the pleasure of interacting with someone that can produce endless excuses for the USSR or PRC?

That is until more recently when Tankie has come to mean just any leftist a person disagrees with.

While there are undoubtedly people that use the term like that, I think there is a general understanding that it refers to people that can excuse or support authoritarian or oppressive actions