[HeinzStuckeIt]

The OP says tankies. Those kinds of extreme left are extreme even by non-USA standards. A European-style democratic socialist like Mamdani would be, one hopes, to the right of them. Tankies were largely forced out of European mainstream parties after the shocks of 1937, 1956 and 1968.

[skinnymuch]

A better way to think of it is that the western “left” isn’t part of the global left. Using tankie unironically is a classic example.

[Sammi]

The massive sympathy for Russia in the Ukraine war among the far left makes it pretty clear that tankies are alive and kicking.

[Loughla]

I haven't encountered that. Where are you seeing that other than in one or two people? Is that a thing in online spaces?

[cheikhcheikh]

Can you share any evidence of this massive sympathy?