Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Political Memes@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agoThe Republicans Should've Faced Way More Criticism During The 2024 Presidential Campaignlemmy.caimagemessage-square564fedilinkarrow-up1950
arrow-up1950imageThe Republicans Should've Faced Way More Criticism During The 2024 Presidential Campaignlemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Political Memes@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square564fedilink
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days 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-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days 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