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Remember kids, Tankies wants to undermine democracy - same as facists.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a pejorative term to describe authoritarian Chinese government apologists. Historically it was used to describe communist members that defended the use of tanks against civilians during a Hungary uprising.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

TIL. Thank you.