• zxqwas@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    arrow-down
    12
    ·
    3 days ago

    In what meaning of the word? They seem to not favour small government and deregulated economy.

    • Baŝto@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      16
      ·
      3 days ago

      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.

    • tortina_original@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      3 days ago

      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.

    • WereHacker@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      18
      ·
      3 days ago

      It’s because tankie means anything the person who uses the word doesn’t like about leftists.