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submitted 3 months ago by ekZepp@lemmy.world to c/fedimemes@feddit.uk

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[–] toxiczombie@lemm.ee 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Ok. I'm new here. What's a tankie

Edit: tysm everyone for the answers

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People that Stan authoritarian countries. The term comes from when the USSR crushed liberation movements with tanks in the Republics and many western communists approved of the crushing. People who love China, Russia, Assad’s Syria, etc are tankies.

[–] toxiczombie@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

Makes sense. Tyvm

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 months ago (4 children)

People who are obsessed with tanks

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 months ago

Panzer IV my beloved

[–] jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No you’re thinking of Acoustic people

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

Sounds right

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Freshwater or salt?

[–] toxiczombie@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Ah that's me

[–] ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 6 points 3 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Tankie is a pejorative label generally applied to authoritarian communists, especially those who support acts of repression by such regimes, their allies, or deny the occurrence of the events thereof.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie

Just avoid the Tankie Triad (.ml, hex and grad) and you'll be fine

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I think hexbear.net is expired, so hexbear straight up isn't an option atm.

EDIT: it's back up, as cm0002 pointed out.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nah the domain admin (unfortunately) eventually showed up and reclaimed it before the auction could complete. It's been restored and they actually added additional admins to the domain console this time :(

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago

I stand corrected. Comment edited.

[–] nestle@lemm.ee -3 points 3 months ago

Corpo speak for communist originally, but now just used for most left-leaning people. Sucks though because I used it endearingly and now it's used for center-left people who are far from communist :(