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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

See that's the trick to it, under the US FPTP voting all of these examples are conservative, just as they could also be Tankies.

[–] Binzy_Boi@piefed.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Imma shoot my shot and say Conservative. Point 5 does it for me.

Edit: oop, misunderstood the game, thought these were all quotes from a singular person.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Each comment is from either a conservative or a tankie

Took the tankie comments from Hexbear, and the conservative comments from dumb reddit

[–] missingno@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

Tankie, tankie, tankie, conservative, conservative

[–] Solano@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

My guess

  1. Tankie
  2. Conservative
  3. Conservative
  4. Conservative
  5. Tankie

I rather call them regressives than conservatives though.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago
  1. Conservative
  2. Tankie
  3. Tankie
  4. Conservative
  5. Tankie
[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
  1. Tankie, Conservatives don't defend Russia they're more apathetic to it
  2. Don't know who we're talking about, but I'm guessing Conservative
  3. Trick Question, literally everyone and their mother has said this one, but I'll have to say Tankie because Conservatives do not know history
  4. Conservative, unquestionable
  5. Tankie
[–] ignirtoq@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago
  1. Tankie
  2. Conservative
  3. Tankie
  4. Conservative
  5. Tankie
[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Tankie

Conservative

Conservative

Tankie

Tankie

[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 4 points 2 weeks ago

1, 2, and 3 are tankies, 4 and 5 are conservative. (I think 5 is the trick one)

[–] DesolateMood@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

2 and 3 tankie, the rest conservative

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] illi@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Conservative

Tankie

Tankie

Conservative

Conservative

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

yo i like your avatar. cool fox fella

[–] illi@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks! It's from a boardgame - Root.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] illi@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's an asymetric wargame. You have different factions, themed after various animals and fight to rule the Woodland.

There is a couple of basic rules that are common to all but then every faction has also its own rules, their own set of actions on how their turn works and how they score points. First to 30 victory points wins.

And obviously it has awesome art.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 weeks ago
  1. Tankie
  2. Conservative
  3. Tankie
  4. Conservative
  5. Tankie
[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did you share the answers?

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

No one's got it yet

[–] Unpeeled3828@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

You guys a bunch of liberals?

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 4 points 2 weeks ago

I can only speak for myself, but no. I just recognize an extremist when I see it.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

You don't need to be a liberal to be against authoritarianism and the tankies that defend it. That should be something most sane, rational people would be against regardless of political beliefs.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

not everyone, we're a diverse community that is against tankie rhetoric and hatred.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago
  1. Conservative
  2. Conservative
  3. Tankie
  4. Conservative
  5. Tankie
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Man you don't got to be a tankie or a conservative to say the third one.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

true you can really swap it out for anyone.

'Communists and learning absolutely nothing from history, name a better duo'

'Conservatives and learning absolutely nothing from history, name a better duo'

'Gnostics and learning absolutely nothing from history, name a better duo'

[–] ShoeThrower@lemmy.zip -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can go ahead and do that, but you won't find any similarities because it's liberals who defeat fascists.

[–] doben@lemmy.wtf -2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] walden@wetshav.ing 1 points 2 weeks ago

no you

Checkmate!