I know someone that thinks tankies are allies against American imperialism, and they say that any movement to the left is better than capitalism, even if itās Russia or CCP branded leftism. They say that nothing that Russia or CCP has done is worse than what American imperialism. This all came up after I mentioned the tankie triad, and they said they were subscribed to multiple communities on there and didnāt disagree with what they were seeing on there. Let me know if thereās a better place to ask or if thereās any other threads or resources I should refer them to. I will be forwarding this thread to them, so your help would be greatly appreciated.
Your friend would have to give a shit about oneās freedom of speech, though if they have no issue with how Russia and China handle those issues, they likely already think that a state suppressing itās peoplesā ability to protest is sometimes good.
Itās also a red flag that they would say āwhatever Russia and China does, itās certainly not worse than what Capitalist nations doā. We all agree that what Capitalist imperialism does is fucked up beyond measure. Russia and China did/do things that were/are unacceptably fucked up, and saying āstill better than capitalismā is a smokescreen to skirt around an objective conversation about how terrible those actions taken still are.
Youāre friendās a tankie. Theyāre likely already down the pipeline. How you handle them IRL is up to you, but I personally would not continue interacting with them, for my own mental health.