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[-] protist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

"Tankies" as a term has been creeping from a description of people who think Stalin and Mao should be in charge again toward a description of anyone who believes even a hint of socialism should exist in society. It's basically a right-wing dismissal at this point

[-] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

If someone uses the word tankie it’s a pretty good sign that they don’t actually understand history or political theory and don’t know what they’re talking about beyond current events and maybe a podcast or two.

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Or they are an anarchist and are fully aware of anarchists getting backstabbed by tankies in the past.

[-] ikiru@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
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[-] EchoCT@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah it's pretty much taken over by western liberals as a catchall for "more left than me"

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