It’s a pejorative for Russian bootlickers and Soviet apologists.
Communism is cool but pretending Stalin didn’t do atrocities or, as it happens, even cover up embarrassing details by editing photos isn’t any different than what Trump is doing now.
I also think Marx could have gone a little harder, I’m just not going to pretend that the few states that pretended to try communism didn’t also do horrible shit.
There’s communism and there’s being a tankie.
Don’t be a tankie.
“Tankie” isn’t a position, it’s a pejorative for those that support and uphold existing socialism.
It’s a pejorative for Russian bootlickers and Soviet apologists.
Communism is cool but pretending Stalin didn’t do atrocities or, as it happens, even cover up embarrassing details by editing photos isn’t any different than what Trump is doing now.
It’s a pejorative for anyone to the left of the western liberal using it.
That is incorrect.
I’ve yet to be called a tankie.
I also think Marx could have gone a little harder, I’m just not going to pretend that the few states that pretended to try communism didn’t also do horrible shit.
There’s liberalism and there’s being a dronie.
Don’t be a dronie.
So are you a paid troll or just a useful idiot?
Go back to reddit
I can’t. I got banned for making guillotine “jokes”
So are you a paid troll or just a useful idiot?
I am a meat Popsicle.