• InverseParallax@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      17
      ·
      2 days ago

      tankie = stalinist/maoist style communist, take control of everything, anyone who resists, run them over with tanks.

      lemmy.ml has a bunch, also hexbear and especially lemmygrad.

      They seem like angsty tweens who suddenly realized they figured out the solution to everything, and anyone who doesn’t listen to them must be dealt with.

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 day ago

        Specifically referring to scenarios where tanks were used in conflicts between civilians and the state, such as Tiananmen square or Chechnya and expressing support for the side using tanks.