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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 49 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Damn. Did not expect to read two different stories about Soviet military officers averting nuclear catastrophe in a community where "Tankie" is a slur.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 36 points 4 months ago

Not everyone from China / Russia / the USSR is bad people. A bad government doesn't mean bad people.

It's important to understand the nuance and not fall into xenophobia.

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If tankie is a slur then so is Nazi.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

To the troops! Both sides!