26
Pinterest (lemmy.world)

Ain’t playing

top 7 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

fuck tankies honestly. i'm trying not to put people in boxes, but anyone thinking communism could work IRL is just misinformed.

[-] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago

r/ImaginaryMaps seems to be the subreddit, if I'm not mistaken. You should censor better ;)

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 8 points 11 months ago

We don’t have to follow their stupid rules here.

Name and shame.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

After I finish programming this VCR

[-] TheRobotFrog@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago
[-] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

From urban dictionary:

Tankie by Zoldam

ℹ️ Description Slang for someone who supports militant communism, as opposed to the subversive, political, or economic warfare variants of communism. Generally, though not always, a Stalinist.

📌 Examples Only tankies would actually want to spread the revolution though military might.

Source

Or

Tankie by Whette Aeggue

ℹ️ Description 1 Communists who are anti-american imperialism to the extent that they defend cartoonishly bad people/countries as long as they claim to be socialist and challenged the interests of the U.S. or some other western nation. They can be found defending Joseph Stalin, Bashar al-Assad, and North Korea.

It began as an insult to members of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), who supported the Soviet Union's response to the Hungarian Revolution (1956) and the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia (1968)

2 People who fetishize the aesthetics of 20th century socialist states and treat communism like a social group rather than a political ideology; not everyone who calls themself communist on Twitter is a tankie.

📌 Examples Tankie: "I try not to argue with people Lenin would have shot." T: "Come back after you've read theory, radlib." T: "Happy birthday, Stalin! 🎉🎊"

Source

[-] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Derogatory term for authoritarian leftists, particularly when the speaker is also a leftist.

It derives from the soviets sending in tanks to quell the Hungarian Uprising and the CCP sending in tanks into Tienanmen Square.

this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2023
26 points (100.0% liked)

Political Memes

5417 readers
2501 users here now

Welcome to politcal memes!

These are our rules:

Be civilJokes are okay, but don’t intentionally harass or disturb any member of our community. Sexism, racism and bigotry are not allowed. Good faith argumentation only. No posts discouraging people to vote or shaming people for voting.

No misinformationDon’t post any intentional misinformation. When asked by mods, provide sources for any claims you make.

Posts should be memesRandom pictures do not qualify as memes. Relevance to politics is required.

No bots, spam or self-promotionFollow instance rules, ask for your bot to be allowed on this community.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS