• an angrier terrarian
      3·
      1 year ago

      Originally, it was used to describe those who defended the use of tanks to stop the Hungarian revolution 1956 (i think)

      Now its used to describe those that align with Marxism-leninism (also i think)

    • manofnyan
      2·
      1 year ago

      Loaded question is going to get loaded answers but:

      Marxist-identifying people who like to glorify oppressive regimes, usually Stalin’s USSR and Mao’s China. Fascists disguised as communists.

      • TimeNaan@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        And what makes you think this meme has anything to do with them?

        You know that tankies are a small minority in global northern leftism?

      • trainsaresexy@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        I could see people who criticize the west being called tankies, but it seems like a reach to infer that criticism of capitalism means praise of whatever China is doing.