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I keep hearing the term in political discourse, and rather than googling it, I'm asking the people who know better than Google.

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[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 6 points 1 week ago

Tankie isn't a political ideology, it is a commentary on the practice of policy in comparison to stated beliefs.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago

No, it's a pejorative and McCarthyite strawman.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago

how dare those damn tankies improve material conditions.

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