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Tankies are anyone who apologizes/defends/supports authoritarian/fascist/totalitarian/capitalist/generally right-wing regimes while pretending to be a communist/socialist/general leftist.
The "tankie" ideologies you commonly run into are Stalinist/"Marxist"-Leninist, Maoist, National "Socialist", National Bolshevik.
The "tankie" ideologies you commonly run into are Stalinist/"Marxist"-Leninist, Maoist, National "Socialist", National Bolshevik.
by Dust Palace October 09, 2020
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A young male, usually between the ages of 13 and 21 who spends way to much time on reddit and 4chan, and who is a strong supporter of communism, especially the soviet union because it sounds nice and has a cool national anthem. Will also go out of there way to find reasons why the USSR is (was) cooler than the U.S.
Similar to commieboo
Similar to commieboo
Person #1: Wow, did you know 70 million people died in communist china?
Person #2: But that wasn't real communism!
Person #1: Shut up tankie
Person #2: But that wasn't real communism!
Person #1: Shut up tankie
by Toad_ie December 16, 2019
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Used to describe a member of a Communist subculture on the internet who genuinely believes that countries such as China and North Korea are global champions of social justice and Communist utopias. The group has particular traction amongst 2nd generation Asian migrants in the west who incorporate these regimes into their own identity struggles.
If you believe China is a global force for anti-racism and equality, and put a hammer and sickle in your twitter handle, you're a Tankie.
by StillLaughtingAtTankies September 13, 2020
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(noun) A leftist who is so overly concerned with not being mistaken for a liberal that they accidentally became a conservative.
by blurplethegreat January 26, 2020
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1. An insult used by radlibs and other leftists to describe socialists or communists that defend actually existing socialism (or anti-imperialists) who don't buy into the BS spread about countries like the USSR, China, Cuba, Venezuela, or the DPRK by the State Department, the CIA, and the mainstream media.
2. A general derogative hurled against any Marxist-Leninist or Marxist-Leninist-Maoist by radlibs or other leftists.
2. A general derogative hurled against any Marxist-Leninist or Marxist-Leninist-Maoist by radlibs or other leftists.
Marxist-Leninist: Actually, the Soviet Union was dissolved illegally against the wishes of the people. And even today a majority of people who lived in former Soviet republics during the Soviet Union and currently live there say life was better back then. No country is perfect, but we should make sure to be skeptical of anything the West says about them.
SocDem: Lol, ok tankie! My textbook told me that Stalin was an evil monster that killed 150 billion people! Have you heard of Animal Farm?
Anti-imperialist: Maybe we shouldn't be believing someone who thinks that he was sent by God to destroy China.
DemSoc: Lol, ok tankie!
Marxist-Leninist: Revolutions are inherently authoritarian, just ask Engels.
Anarchist: Lol, ok tankie!
SocDem: Lol, ok tankie! My textbook told me that Stalin was an evil monster that killed 150 billion people! Have you heard of Animal Farm?
Anti-imperialist: Maybe we shouldn't be believing someone who thinks that he was sent by God to destroy China.
DemSoc: Lol, ok tankie!
Marxist-Leninist: Revolutions are inherently authoritarian, just ask Engels.
Anarchist: Lol, ok tankie!
by moveb!tchgetouttheway February 09, 2021
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A blanket term used to childishly insult anyone who even slightly defends any aspect of socialism the accuser doesn't like.
Formerly used to refer only to supporters of Joseph Stalin, it has been infinitely expanded.
Formerly used to refer only to supporters of Joseph Stalin, it has been infinitely expanded.
Samantha: I think we should have Medicare for All.
Jack: I think we should nationalize the banks and all fortune 500 companies.
Samantha: No Jack! We still need capitalism! Stop being such a tankie.
Conservative Joe: Those are both socialism, you damn tankies.
Jack: I think we should nationalize the banks and all fortune 500 companies.
Samantha: No Jack! We still need capitalism! Stop being such a tankie.
Conservative Joe: Those are both socialism, you damn tankies.
by Sautee November 03, 2020
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Tankie is to describe those who supported/is supporting the economic and political system of the USSR and other socialist nations both existing and/or previously existing states and their leaders particularly Stalin and Mao, While also strictly criticising these states methods and execution.
Used commonly as an insult from anarchists and other ideologies.
Used commonly as an insult from anarchists and other ideologies.
Damn i hate the ussr because none of my ideology actually achieves something to society. I hate those red fascist tankies for making me look like a hippie gathering than an revolution!
by Lenin is my god December 09, 2020