Deceptichum

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -1 points 3 weeks ago (47 children)

Tankies are people who supported the use of tanks to attack the civilian protests against the USSR in Hungary and later Czechoslovakia. That became the default term for anyone who supports brutal authoritarian states that suppress the people to assert their control. In modern day context a tankie would be someone who blames Ukraine for being invaded and denies the genocide of the Uyghurs.

Some rightwing/centrists like to use it to insult any leftist. You can just ignore those ones.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (10 children)

We didn't want to be lending any form of support to developers who deny genocide and promote transphobia.

So we found a more ethical solution and than it turns out the developers are fucking amazing and it's progressing so fast that it's leaving Lemmy in the dust. Many people are now moving because it's offering features and improvements that the Lemmy devs refused to.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -1 points 3 weeks ago (50 children)

Nah, you're a tankie.

You can easily find Anarchists on PieFed either on Quokk.au or Anarchist.Nexus though for anyone who wants to join us.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

IIRC a few instances are de-federated from .today due to how rightwing/conservative it is. So it's a bit like shadowbanning yourself.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Children are well known for their patience, as are religious folks for their critical thinking.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Many Christians believe so and have for a very long time:

The Protoevangelium of James, an extra-canonical book, has been the source of many Orthodox beliefs on Mary. The account of Mary's life presented includes her consecration as a virgin at the temple at age three. The high priest Zachariah blessed Mary and informed her that God had magnified her name among many generations. Zachariah placed Mary on the third step of the altar, whereby God gave her grace. While in the temple, Mary was miraculously fed by an angel, until she was 12 years old. At that point, an angel told Zachariah to betroth Mary to a widower in Israel, who would be indicated. This story provides the theme of many hymns for the Feast of Presentation of Mary, and icons of the feast depict the story.[178] The Orthodox believe that Mary was instrumental in the growth of Christianity during the life of Jesus, and after his Crucifixion, and Orthodox theologian Sergei Bulgakov has written: "The Virgin Mary is the centre, invisible, but real, of the Apostolic Church.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus

 
 
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 3 months ago

Shit you're good.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Oh yeah? Name all the incorrectly named mp3 files on my hard drive.

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