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What do you define as a tankie. (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 weeks ago by CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee to c/tankiejerk@lemmy.world
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I know for a lot of people a tankie is just something that they know it when they see it, however I think that it is important to think about the reason that you define something as being tankie vs just a leftist.

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[–] CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

I like your definition. The centering of a strong man type does seem to tie into why a lot of the fall into the type of thinking that leads to being a tankie. very similar to maga and the other fascist movements that seem to be taking root in other parts of the world.