It seems they also have a tendency to consider NATO as cartoons villains. Also, tankies are not the average lefties, they are at the extreme of the left.

[–] JamesConeZone@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago (36 children)

Define tankie

[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago (35 children)

I use it similarly to what is described in this Wikipedia article, in particular the last paragraph of the introduction is what disturbs me the most with some Lemmy users. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lmao who tf is

endors[ing], defend[ing], or deny[ing] the crimes committed by [notable] communist leaders such as … Pol Pot[?]

[–] h3doublehockeysticks@hexbear.net 45 points 2 years ago

Famous tankies Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, and Noam Chomsky.

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