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

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It can be misused, but it properly means supporting authoritarian 'communism'. I usually see it on hexbear, where they often say Russia China and North Korea are vastly better than western countries.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie