I think it is often more subtle than something like Tankies defending the CCP or Russia. A lot of people who call themselves left or progressive still think the world just needs the “correct” strong-man, when one of the biggest defining things of “left” is going against engrained power structures.
While it is possible to be left-ish and support particular leaders, it is seldom a sign of an actually enlightened person if they think only a “strong man” can fix things. Tankies fit squarely in the center of that, but there are LARGE fringes where people seriously do not understand some of the core axioms of “left” politics while also not being full blown tankies.
i mean i wouldn’t be opposed to a strong man leader, provided they’re an absolute saint and ceaselessly preach about being good to one another and spends shitloads of time practising what they preach.
Humans do naturally gravitate towards having leaders, however it’s important that everyone keeps in mind that leaders get their power because people trust them, and if they violate that trust they shouldn’t keep the power.
Being a leader shouldn’t really be a position of power, it should be a position of responsibility and scrutiny.
I think it is often more subtle than something like Tankies defending the CCP or Russia. A lot of people who call themselves left or progressive still think the world just needs the “correct” strong-man, when one of the biggest defining things of “left” is going against engrained power structures.
While it is possible to be left-ish and support particular leaders, it is seldom a sign of an actually enlightened person if they think only a “strong man” can fix things. Tankies fit squarely in the center of that, but there are LARGE fringes where people seriously do not understand some of the core axioms of “left” politics while also not being full blown tankies.
i mean i wouldn’t be opposed to a strong man leader, provided they’re an absolute saint and ceaselessly preach about being good to one another and spends shitloads of time practising what they preach.
Humans do naturally gravitate towards having leaders, however it’s important that everyone keeps in mind that leaders get their power because people trust them, and if they violate that trust they shouldn’t keep the power.
Being a leader shouldn’t really be a position of power, it should be a position of responsibility and scrutiny.