• Pratai@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Calling people “tankies” calls forth an imagine of old men yelling at everyone to stay off their lawn.

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      1 year ago

      You mean, instead of the definition of being fans of genocidal maniacs who would turn tanks onto the population?

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        1 year ago

        I couldn’t care less what they are, it using derogatory terms to describe someone is childish.