You can be anti-NATO and anti- Putin. It’s not a mutually exclusive position. MLs are anti -NATO. Putin is anti-NATO. Their interests align. That doesn’t mean MLS are pro-Putin. This isn’t hard Vaush.
You can be anti-NATO without regurgitating Russian propaganda, just like in WW2 you can be anti-USSR without spewing pro-Nazi propaganda or justifying the invasion of sovereign states by Nazi forces.
And yet, Western tankies never fail to suck off the latest imperialist in the name of 'anti-imperialism'. Wonder why that is. Couldn't be because they're fascists painted red, could it?
Have you actually talked with “tankies?” Yes, some are so anti-NATO that they veer into authoritarianism. But not all, or even most. I’ve had better discussions with tankies than liberals on here. Do I agree with everything they say? No. But I can understand where they’re coming from. Try talking with some. Are you pro-NATO?
They're suss, but they might actually sensibly oppose Putin's war when not under the watchful eye of the Comrade-Chairman, since Russia's war in Ukraine is actually Not Good for Chinese interests.
I have yet to meet a Western tankie who doesn't regurgitate pro-Russian talking points on the Ukraine War, so I'm gonna have to press X to doubt on that one.