I am not right wing. Believe it or not it's possible to be left leaning and not spew gibberish like "NATO made putin invade", "NK is a vanguard against imperialism" and "everything I don't like is a GIA psyop".

More so if for example you speak fluent russian, you've lived there for multiple years and you've studied the history of russian imperialism (be it in the form of the USSR or its current form).

I wouldn't say Chomsky is a tankie, but his involvement with US oligarchs and authoritarians does make one wonder...

FYI, I consider tankies to be supporters of authoritarian state capitalism and the genocidal imperialist policies of such models.