The iconic Tiananmen square “Tank man” photo, where one guy stands in front of a column of tanks on their way to slaughter pro-democracy protesters, briefly stopping them. Tankies are lunatics that wish for authoritarian communism and so unironically support the tanks running him over.
Lmao “running him over?” The video shows him walking away completely unscathed, after they let him into the tank to talk. The tanks were also leaving the square, not entering it. That’s also not where the term comes from.
I’m confused. What are you saying? That word is thrown around against socialists. Tankies is often used to shut someone down and ignore what they’re saying no matter how correct it is, or how little it has to do with Marxism.
What is “inherently flawed” about Marxism? Furthermore, all major AES states have been dramatic improvements on what came before, from the brutal Tsarist Russia, to the poor agrarian Nationalist China, to the fascist slave economy of Cuba, Socialism has made a massive improvement compared to previous systems for these countries.
They are tankies
I am thinking about tanks, explain.
“Tankie” is a pejorative used against Marxists, though I’ve seen it even used against Anarchists these days.
https://lemmy.world/post/16211417
It do be facts tho:-D
All those poor tipped over bicycles 😢
Comrade Hakim made a great video explaining the origins of the term and exploring how it is used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcJ5NrJtQ8g
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie
Might as well just link directly to the CIA homepage if you’re going to use wikipedia as a reference for leftist politics and history
The iconic Tiananmen square “Tank man” photo, where one guy stands in front of a column of tanks on their way to slaughter pro-democracy protesters, briefly stopping them. Tankies are lunatics that wish for authoritarian communism and so unironically support the tanks running him over.
Where the fuck do you libs get your misinformation from?
That’s not where the term comes from.
Lmao “running him over?” The video shows him walking away completely unscathed, after they let him into the tank to talk. The tanks were also leaving the square, not entering it. That’s also not where the term comes from.
Libs will do literally zero research about something they build their entire identity around
I’m confused. What are you saying? That word is thrown around against socialists. Tankies is often used to shut someone down and ignore what they’re saying no matter how correct it is, or how little it has to do with Marxism.
https://lemmy.world/post/16211417
Probably because Marxism is an inherently flawed political system, and every country that has ever attempted it has quickly become a hellhole.
What is “inherently flawed” about Marxism? Furthermore, all major AES states have been dramatic improvements on what came before, from the brutal Tsarist Russia, to the poor agrarian Nationalist China, to the fascist slave economy of Cuba, Socialism has made a massive improvement compared to previous systems for these countries.
You can check out my introductory reading list on Marxism if you want a better understanding of Marxism.
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