,:]E DID ALL ! TANKIES COME FROM8 
,H[ AN>*I/S FUCK$ UP & BY 9ACTION CREAT$ ! TANKIE RESURG5CE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,MY S9C]E ANSW] = :Y TANKIES REEM]G$ FIVE YE>S AGO IS ?AT MOVEM5TS >E SOCIAL HI]>*IES & NEWBIE TE5S DON'T WANT TO COMPETE = /ATUS 9 EXI/+ ILLEGIBLE_/9ACCESSIBLE SPACES LIKE AN>*ISM1 SO !Y RESURRECT$ A DEAD_/EMPTY SC5E ?AT HAD TRAPP+S ( /ATUS4 

,LEFTISM EXPLOD$ 9 SOCIAL CA*ET = A V>IETY ( REASONS1 & NEWLY M9T$ LEFTI/S NE$$ TO SLAP AN ID5TITY1 A BR&1 A FLAG ( /ATUS & ASSOCIATION ON !MSELVES4 

0,/AL9 DID NO?+ WRONG1 ,U,S,S,R LOOK$ COOL0 IS A QUICKIE ?AT REQUIRES NO WORK OR LONG ACCULTURATION4 

,= ALL ( RECORD$ HI/ORY TANKIES W]E LIKE ?REE OLD CREEPY :ITE DUDES NO ONE C>$ AB\T AT ! BACK ( AN ,I,W,W MEET+4 ,SOMETIMES !Y'D TRICK A KID OR TWO = A C\PLE YE>S4 

,! REEM]G5CE ( TANKIES 9VOLV$ PEOPLE COMPLETELY DISCONNECT$ & UNRELAT$ TO PRIOR TANKIES4 

,:5 ,I FIR/ />T$ HE>+ :ISP]S ( ANYONE UND] #e ACTUALLY DEF5D+ ,L59 IT WAS NEWLY M9T$ TRANS GIRLS 9 ABUSIVE CULT COLLECTIVE H\SES4 ,!Y W]5'T LIKE GETT+ ?IS %IT FROM CONTACT W_/ ACTUAL L59I/S1 !Y W]E 9V5T+ A NEW SOCIAL MILIEU FROM :OLE CLO?4 

,SURE1 !RE W]E SOME PO9TS ( TRANSMISSION4 ,A CREEPY PR(ESSOR S*OOL$ 9 /&>D CREEPY TANKIE 5TRYISM GA!R$ SOME /UD5TS1 GOT !M TO TAKE OV] FB PAGES1 ETC4 ,BUT MO/LY TANKIES W]E JU/ GOOGL+ 0:AT IS COMMUNISM0 & GRABB+ R&OM %IT4 

,ANYWAY1 ?IS IS :Y TODAY'S ONL9E TANKI$OM IS SU* AN UNI=M$ & CONTRADICTORY GRAB-BAG ( BULL%IT4 ,!RE'S BE5 SOME CONGEAL+ AS FOLKS COMPET$ TO %[ (F :AT TEXTS 79 ?IS PREVI\SLY DEAD SPACE7 !Y'D READ1 BUT MO/LY IT'S JU/ SOCIAL POSITION+4 

,?IS K9D ( ?+ HAPP5S ,E,V,],Y TIME A MOVEM5T GETS A FLOOD ( NEW RECRUITS4 ,PEOPLE FLOOD 9 & WANT TO GRAB HI< /ATUS IMM$IATELY1 >E RES5TFUL ( ?OSE ALREADY !RE1 & CLA% OV] NOT WANT+ TO LE>N OR ACCEPT PREEXI/+ CONS5SUS POSITIONS !Y DON'T YET HOLD4 

,MY GO-TO EXAMPLE ( ?IS 9 ,OCCUPY W]E KIDS :O 0NOT TO BRAG BUT HAD BE5 AN AN>*I/ N[ = ,O,V,] ,A ,M,O,N,?0 GETT+ FURI\S & YELL+ AT LONG/&+ AN>*I/S ?AT WE W]E 0FAKE AN>*I/S :O DON'T KN[ ANY?+60 BECAUSE WE W]5'T PACIFI/S4 

,SEE ALSO LEFTYPOL @& ! DIRTBAGG]S4 ,FOLKS GET CONV]T$ ON ONE ISSUE & !N RECOIL AB\T BE+ EXPECT$ TO ALSO LE>N _/ *ANGE !IR OP9ION ON A V>IETY ( O!R TOPICS4 ,RESPECT+ PRON\NS86 ,NEV]6 ,Y\ OLDS >E A JOKE6 ,WE'RE MAK+ A NEW MOVEM5T ) HOOK]S @& BLACKJACK6 

,ANYWAY1 TANKIES & !IR ET]NAL TACTICS ( P>ASITIC DUPLICIT\S 5TRYISM >E P>TICUL>LY EFFECTIVE ONL9E ) KIDS :O >E FRE%FAC$ & HAVE NO DEEP ,A,F,K CONTACT ) RADICAL_/ACTIVI/ SPACES4 ,!Y BASICALLY ATE #i#i.0 ( MEME PAGES ON FACEBOOK & EV]Y SUBR$DIT4 

,N[ DID SOME ( !SE PEOPLE GET HOOK$ UP ) *ECKS FROM ! ,P,R,C OR SOME?+8 ,MAYBE4 ,WE'VE SE5 EG ,D,P,R,K FUND+ NEONAZI READ+ GR\PS4 ,BUT ,I ?9K ?IS IS M9OR & IS NOT RESPONSIBLE = ! #b#a#e_/#b#a#f TANKIE EXPLOSION4 ,B]NIE DID ?AT4 

,I MEAN QUITE LIT]ALLY IT WAS ,B]NIE4 ,9 #baf AN ACTIVI/ GR\P ,I WAS 9 WAS 9T]VIEW+ PEOPLE LOOK+ TO GET 9VOLV$ & WE F\ND 7TO MY COMRADES' %OCK7 A NUMB] ( F]V5T BLOOD?IR/Y TANKIES4 ,LOOK+ AT !IR SOCIAL M$IA !Y W]E ,?,R,E,E ,M,O,N,?,S 9TO BE+ TANKIES4 

,I MEAN LIT]ALLY WE'RE TALK+ AB\T PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 ,B]NIE ,B]NIE ,B]NIE LIB]ALS & !N ! MOM5T PROSPECTS = FUR!R /&+ 9 ?AT SC5E FELL \T ) ! COLLAPSE ( HIS CAMPAIGN !Y TURN$ ON A DIME & GOT 9TO ,/AL9 DID NO?+ WRONG1 ,CA/RO'S A H]O1 ETC4 

,!SE KIDS HAD BASICALLY NEV] DONE ACTIVISM BE=E & KNEW ,N,O,?,+ BUT W]E FRONT+ AS LONGTIME SUP] S]I\S RADICALS4 ,!Y W]E A/ONI%$ TO LE>N WE W]E ALL AN>*I/S4 ,!Y DIDN'T KN[ AN>*I/S W]E REAL OR #i.0 ( ! ACTUAL ACTIVI/ SC5E4 

,!SE KIDS :O HAD AGA91 ?REE MON?S PRIOR BE5 ALL AB\T ,B]NIE & HAD NO FUCK+ POLITICS BEYOND A FEW ,B]NIE VIDEOS !Y WAT*$1 W]E MAK+ PO/S TO !IR SOCIAL M$IA PRAIS+ ,/AL9 EXT]M9AT+ AN>*I/S4 

,!Y W]E ,D,E,S,P,],A,T,E = BELONG+1 /ATUS1 ID5TITY1 ETC4 ,P>TICUL>LY ?AT :I* C\LD BE GOTT5 FROM BEH9D A COMPUT] SCRE5 BY JO9+ LIKE A DISCORD OR FB GR\P OR WAT*+ A FEW Y\TUBE VIDEOS4 

,AN>*ISM WAS SIMPLY 9ACCESSIBLE BY COMP>ISON4 

,MO/ ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAD SNE]$ AT & AVOID$ ! 9T]NET 7SE5 AS AN 9SECURE TOOL ( CIVILIZ$ ALI5ATION74 ,ALSO IT WAS ILLEGIBLE1 MO/ ( ! %IT WE EXPECT Y\ TO LE>N_/ACCEPT WE DON'T EV5 WRITE D[N4 ,& GETT+ 9VOLV$8 ,WE'RE T]RIBLE AT HELP+ FOLKS JO94 

,AN>*I/ RECRUITM5T = DECADES HAD BE5 PRIM>ILY SOCIAL _/ SUBCULTURAL1 ) A FR+E ( SUP] COMMITT$ ALTRUI/IC N]DS :O W\LD P]SEV]E4 

,!RE WAS SIMPLY NO RECRUITM5T MA*9]Y = R&OS :O WANT$ TO QUICKLY JO91 LE>N %IT1 & GA9 /&+ VIA ! 9T]NET4 

7,?IS IS ALSO RELAT$ TO :Y BREADTUBE TYPES T5D TO BE SO OP5 TO TANKIES &_/OR SLIP FUR!R & FUR!R FROM AN>*I/ MA9/REAM %IT & T[>DS TANKIE %IT47 

,!RE'S A SECOND>Y ?READ 9 ALL ?IS :I* IS ! AM\NT ( L[-QUALITY AN>*I/S ?AT JUMP$ %IP TO LEFTCOM TRA% 7BECAUSE L[-9VE/M5T SNOTTY /ATUS HI]>*IES 9 FB DISCUSSION GR\PS74 ,?AT'S K9DA ! PA? BY :I* OLD] AN>*I/S MADE !IR WAY EV5TUALLY TO ,M,LISM4 

,ACADEMIC /ATUS HI]>*IES >E ALSO RELAT$ TO :Y SOME AN>*I/S W5T LEFTCOM4 

,!SE FOLKS >E ALSO \R FAULT BECAUSE !Y USUALLY HAD A V]Y ANEMIC KN[L$GE ( OR EXPOSURE TO SUB/ANTIVE_/CONTEMPOR>Y_/ANALYTIC AN>*I/ !ORY1 SO LEFTCOM %IT LOOK$ BETT]4 

,AN>*ISM IS 9H]5TLY MORE DIV]SE @& DEC5TRALIZ$ & ?US ILLEGIBLE TO NEWBS4 ,AN>*ISM PRIORITIZES 9DIVIDUAL AG5CY & ?US DOESN'T DO ! 0SIGN Y\R CONTACT 9FO ONTO ?IS %EET & WE'LL ORD] Y\ >\ND0 RECRUITM5T4 ,ALSO WE'RE ULTIMATELY OPPOS$ TO /ATUS HI]>*IES4 

,BUT ,A,L,S,O ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T GOT UP ITS [N ASS4 ,WE D]ID$ ! 9T]NET & AVOID$ UTILIZ+ IT EFFECTIVELY4 ,WE EMBRAC$ ILLEGIBILITY AS RESI/ANCE1 =GETT+ ?AT ACCESSIBILITY IS CRITICAL TO UND]M9+ HI]>*IES4 ,& WE CORRUPT$ 9TO PLAY+ 9T]NAL /ATUS GAMES4 

,?OSE 9T]NAL /ATUS GAMES MEANT PEOPLE SNE]+ AT UN$UCAT$ & V]Y 0LIB]AL0 NEWBS1 GATEKEEP+ PEOPLE \T JU/ TO MA9TA9 \R ELIT5ESS4 ,NOT JU/ GATEKEEP+ 9 ! S5SE ( PRES]V+ H>D WON UND]/&+S & CONS5SUS AGREEM5TS FROM ]OSION4 

,BUT MY LA/ ?\<T3 

,HAV+ MORE FOLKS ISN'T NECESS>ILY GOOD4 

,AN EFFECTIVE MOVEM5T DOES REQUIRE SOME FILT]S1 EG /OPP+ ABUS]S & OPPORTUNI/IC GRIFT]S AT ! DOOR4 

,! UPSIDE ( TANKIES IS !Y DRAW AWAY ! %ALL[1 /ATUS-DRIV5 AU?ORIT>IAN TRA% WE NEV] WANT$4 

,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
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