It's interesting how the tankies and assorted other Cold Warriors have become incredibly strong on Twitter, but they've so far failed to gain any real political influence. Even Ilhan Omar doesn't even slightly buy into their bullshit.
On Twitter you'll get ratioed to hell and back for saying the U.S. helped the Soviets beat the Nazis (which is obviously true).
In real life, the Representative who's thought to be the most leftist on foreign policy is denouncing China over the Uyghur repression.
In real life, the Representative who's thought to be the most leftist on foreign policy is denouncing China over the Uyghur repression.
The tankies are the purest illustration of how Twitter lets a few bad actors look like the voice of the public, and of how limited and ineffectual that apparent influence is beyond the confines of this website.
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