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 9 points 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

🏴 ✊

[–] EchoCT@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

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