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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (18 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (17 children)

I honestly never heard the term "tankie" before a few days ago. What is it? Extremist communists?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Tankies are fans of authoritarianism masquerading as communism. ~~The term comes from the famous Tiananmen Square image.~~

Edit: I was misinformed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

It's partially false info. The term comes from the invasion of Hungary by USSR.

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