1 Communists who are anti-american imperialism to the extent that they defend cartoonishly bad people/countries as long as they claim to be socialist and challenged the interests of the U.S. or some other western nation. They can be found defending Joseph Stalin, Bashar al-Assad, and North Korea.
It began as an insult to members of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), who supported the Soviet Union's response to the Hungarian Revolution (1956) and the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia (1968)
2 People who fetishize the aesthetics of 20th century socialist states and treat communism like a social group rather than a political ideology; not everyone who calls themself communist on Twitter is a tankie.
It began as an insult to members of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), who supported the Soviet Union's response to the Hungarian Revolution (1956) and the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia (1968)
2 People who fetishize the aesthetics of 20th century socialist states and treat communism like a social group rather than a political ideology; not everyone who calls themself communist on Twitter is a tankie.
Tankie: "I try not to argue with people Lenin would have shot."
T: "Come back after you've read theory, radlib."
T: "Happy birthday, Stalin! 🎉🎊"
T: "Come back after you've read theory, radlib."
T: "Happy birthday, Stalin! 🎉🎊"
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The word tanking, in terms of sport, would be used to describe a bad performance
Tanking is the act of giving up a match or "throwing it away", losing intentionally or not competing.
Tanking is the act of giving up a match or "throwing it away", losing intentionally or not competing.
I tanked my match so bad!
She was tanking her match.
He tanked the match after losing the first set.
They tanked their match because they got angry with the referee/umpire.
She was tanking her match.
He tanked the match after losing the first set.
They tanked their match because they got angry with the referee/umpire.
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Close Friend who likes Serj: Hey, did you hear that Serj's new album is coming out?
Me: What? When? Where?!!
Close Friend: Calm down man... I'm not sure yet...
Me: Dude! This is SERJ TANKIAN we're talking about! How the deuce can I calm down!!! YOU MUST TELL ME!!
Close Friend: Well, I gotta go... so umm... bye o.0
Me: No! Come back! You must tell me when it is!!!
Me: What? When? Where?!!
Close Friend: Calm down man... I'm not sure yet...
Me: Dude! This is SERJ TANKIAN we're talking about! How the deuce can I calm down!!! YOU MUST TELL ME!!
Close Friend: Well, I gotta go... so umm... bye o.0
Me: No! Come back! You must tell me when it is!!!
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