• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    In my experience, “tankie” is used in virtually all cases as a pejorative against the left, and not an identifier for actual tankies.

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      30 days ago

      Making excuses for Russia or China’s ongoing crimes, and using the US’ crimes as a reason(?!?) for doing so, is usually what brings the term out.