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[–] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] ikiru@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] EchoCT@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

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