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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-up8·edit-22 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-squareHalfSalesman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 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.
minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoMy bad. Now I’m wondering where I picked up that bit of incorrect information.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoIt’s partially false info. The term comes from the invasion of Hungary by USSR.
Tankies are fans of authoritarianism masquerading as communism.
The term comes from the famous Tiananmen Square image.Edit: I was misinformed
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
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.
My bad. Now I’m wondering where I picked up that bit of incorrect information.
Thanks!
It’s partially false info. The term comes from the invasion of Hungary by USSR.