The Fediverse is huge and overwhelming to a newcomer, with many different types and each with servers to pick from. Which ones would you suggest checking out or avoiding?

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      12 hours ago

      You should know, the origin of the term “tankie” is related to Khruschev sending in tanks to squash a fascist movement in Hungary in 1956, way before the 1989 protests in Beijing.

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          4 hours ago

          How do you feel about the Kent State Genocide?

          What about the genocide of Ashli Babbitt?

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          As a Jew, I feel so safe for my future know that genocide as a term has been diminished to “When the government kills people”.

          Say, on a completely unrelated note, did you know that 23% of American adults 18-39 think the Shoah was fabricated or exaggerated?

          Also, I guess genocide also includes people resisting genocide, apparently.

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          Okay, you said “tankies are defined by their defense of genocide” but then say that there was a massacre in Tiananmen Square.

          For one, that’s false. No massacre has ever taken place in Tiananmen Square, and if you could find me a source that says otherwise I’d welcome it.

          But also, massacre is not the same as genocide. There must be something else you’re talking about.