FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agoFunny, those guys don't usually agree on that muchlemm.eeimagemessage-square362fedilinkarrow-up1493arrow-down191file-text
arrow-up1402arrow-down1imageFunny, those guys don't usually agree on that muchlemm.eeFozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square362fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·6 months agoIt’s just a more politically correct way to say tankie.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·6 months agoI’ve never heard a cop called a Tankie. But they’re always the ones in the large militant unions demanding more public money while driving around in actual tanks.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·6 months agoTo be fair, Chinese cops would probably be tankies.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoFew carry guns. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Chinese police equivalent to the NYPD Police Tank that was used to raid the Columbia campus.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·6 months agoMeaningless distinction. Whether it’s military or whatever. Whichever state supported group is shooting and beating and arresting protestors in China, they’re tankies.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months ago Whichever state supported group is shooting and beating and arresting protestors in China I’m more concerned with the police lashing out at protesters closer to home
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·6 months agoCool but that’s not what I was talking about.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoRight. It was a fixation on “China Bad”
minus-squarearchomrade [he/him]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·6 months ago Whichever state supported group is shooting and beating and arresting protestors in China America, they’re tankies. FTFY
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·6 months agoNah, American Yeehawdists like their freedumb. Similar but related bastardry.
It’s just a more politically correct way to say tankie.
I’ve never heard a cop called a Tankie.
But they’re always the ones in the large militant unions demanding more public money while driving around in actual tanks.
To be fair, Chinese cops would probably be tankies.
Few carry guns. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Chinese police equivalent to the NYPD Police Tank that was used to raid the Columbia campus.
Meaningless distinction. Whether it’s military or whatever. Whichever state supported group is shooting and beating and arresting protestors in China, they’re tankies.
I’m more concerned with the police lashing out at protesters closer to home
Cool but that’s not what I was talking about.
Right. It was a fixation on “China Bad”
Yes.
FTFY
Nah, American Yeehawdists like their freedumb.
Similar but related bastardry.