2026-04-16 09:07 UTC
In what meaning of the word? They seem to not favour small government and deregulated economy.
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@basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-04-16 11:56
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.
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@tortina_original@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 12:27
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.
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@WereHacker@lemmy.ml 2026-04-16 10:32
It's because tankie means anything the person who uses the word doesn't like about leftists.