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Saw some posts about .ml today and thought I'd jump on the bandwagon lol

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[-] pieland@piefed.social 0 points 4 months ago

but in all seriousness, i believe it’s a derogatory term for a communist

[-] Spaniard@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Tankies are the Stalinists, Maoists and modern defenders of North Korea (Authoritarian left).

[-] _Nico198X_@europe.pub 1 points 4 months ago

not all communists. Tankie is specifically for the authoritarian Left

[-] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

That's how people unaware of the diversity within left spaces use the term. Communists aren't always tankies

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