In light of recent events and confusion, I think we would all benefit from having a single, concise definition for the word tankie. Here are my suggestions:

Someone who believes that violence has a proper use and that that use isn't "getting bananas for my tum tum"
Some dumbass Kremlin bot who thinks that Russia is a country rather than an actual duchy of hell
A Neo-Shermanist
A fascist in every way, except the ones that matter and also the other ones
A hysterical CCP bot who lacks our sensible, rules-based policy of zero-tolerance for the Chinese
A MAGAt who thinks that Drumpf was neither the beginning nor the end of our problems, and who thinks it's funny - FUNNY, I SAY - that we're so caught up on him
A non-conservative who is mean to me about my opinions
Mom, systematically repressing me with a fascist so-called bedtime 😡

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[–] Jerrimu2@startrek.website 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Idk if I’m a tankie. I know a lot of the stuff we heard about USSR was lies in the form of propaganda, so I assume a lot of what we hear about China and North Korea is the same.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

By the definition of a lot of lemmyverse libs you're 100% a tankie

According to what I've seen, even entertaining doubt at the validity of unsourced claims by Western media and state departments makes you a tankie.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you cite the cia on Soviet caloric intake you're also a tankie

[–] ProfessorAdonisCnut@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

And if you cite the CIA on whether Stalin was an all-powerful dictator, you're a super-tankie

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You would be correct. Very much recommend the Blowback podcast, it's a wild ride.

[–] macabrett@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

It's got H. Jon Benjamin! A little bit of fun between the horrors!