• zxqwas@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      In what meaning of the word? They seem to not favour small government and deregulated economy.

      • Baŝto@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I wouldn’t view small government as conservative tbh, but I’m not from the US.

        Ultimately it’s a relative term, relative to the status quo. Wikipedia defines it as

        preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values

        Seems the word tankies is used for authoritarian socialists/communists. I personally would view authoritarianism as a rather conservative thing.

      • tortina_original@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        So that is what conservatism is about?

        I am sorry to inform you that there isn’t a conservative party in any country on this planet.

      • WereHacker@lemmy.ml
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        3 months ago

        It’s because tankie means anything the person who uses the word doesn’t like about leftists.

    • Zomg@piefed.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Yeah I kinda have started to understand the whole horseshoe theory thing.