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minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 month 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-21 month 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-up4·1 month 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-up1·1 month agoMy bad. Now I’m wondering where I picked up that bit of incorrect information.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month 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.