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minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoTankies are fans of authoritarianism masquerading as communism. The term comes from the famous Tiananmen Square image. Edit: I was misinformed
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoIt’s partially false info. The term comes from the invasion of Hungary by USSR.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-23 days ago The term comes from the famous Tiananmen Square image. This is wrong. It seems like libs trying to retrofit their sinophobia? The term comes from the USSR invasion of Hungary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie
minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoMy bad. Now I’m wondering where I picked up that bit of incorrect information.
minus-squareHalfSalesman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI appreciate you correcting them (Because otherwise I was going to) but saying its sinophobia is a stretch, its almost certainly just that Tiananmen Square is more famous.
Tankies are fans of authoritarianism masquerading as communism.
The term comes from the famous Tiananmen Square image.Edit: I was misinformed
Thanks!
It’s partially false info. The term comes from the invasion of Hungary by USSR.
This is wrong. It seems like libs trying to retrofit their sinophobia?
The term comes from the USSR invasion of Hungary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie
My bad. Now I’m wondering where I picked up that bit of incorrect information.
I appreciate you correcting them (Because otherwise I was going to) but saying its sinophobia is a stretch, its almost certainly just that Tiananmen Square is more famous.