Sunshine (she/her) to Political Memes@lemmy.caEnglish • 7 months agoThe Republicans Should've Faced Way More Criticism During The 2024 Presidential Campaignlemmy.caimagemessage-square632fedilinkarrow-up1985arrow-down1213
arrow-up1772arrow-down1imageThe Republicans Should've Faced Way More Criticism During The 2024 Presidential Campaignlemmy.caSunshine (she/her) to Political Memes@lemmy.caEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square632fedilink
minus-squaredavel [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish8•7 months agoHave you stopped beating your wife? Ask a dozen people what “tankie” means and you’ll get a dozen conflicting answers. It’s a floating signifier for dismissing those to one’s political left. It’s a thought-terminating cliché rhetorical device.
minus-square@BrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoAnd none of those dozen answers will correspond to how any of them actually use the word
Have you stopped beating your wife?
Ask a dozen people what “tankie” means and you’ll get a dozen conflicting answers. It’s a floating signifier for dismissing those to one’s political left. It’s a thought-terminating cliché rhetorical device.
And none of those dozen answers will correspond to how any of them actually use the word