A splinter group of leftists reacting in response to the formation and perceived
liberal nature of BreadTube, the community generally known as TreadTube distinguishes itself for its authoritarian Marxist-Leninist leaning, which is often associated with the idiosyncratic term "
tankie" on the
internet.
Whereas BreadTube tends to emphasize and promote the practical aspects of socialist beliefs, such as decommodification and workplace democracy, TreadTube'
s focus tends to be on the acclamation of prior and current self-identified socialist states, most notably China and the former
USSR but also Venezuela, North Korea and, to a lesser extent, Cuba and Vietnam.
Notable examples of TreadTubers would include Hakim, LunaOi and Bay Area415.
Examples:
"Ugh, I'm so
tired of listening to all these radlibs on the online left, TreadTube is the only part of YouTube that'
s truly standing up to the global influence of American imperialism!"
"While TreadTubers can sometimes raise valid points about the influence of anti-communist propaganda in the west, their enthusiastic support for repressive totalitarian states seems ultimately determinantal to the promotion of
socialist and progressive values."