Seriously I’ve been called a “Tankie” recently even though I’m a god damn anarchist
Redditors love using that word for some reason
it signals to “normal progressives” that there’s a line
Well, calling someone a communist doesn’t always have the same negative connotations that it used to have. Because of that, they wanted another term that means the same thing but has negative connotations, which is why they picked up the term “tankie”, while disregarding the actual meaning of the term.
It’s really annoying, because the term was actually really useful, but is far less meaningful than it used to be.
I was once called a tankie because I was advocating for tenant unions
Well when I imagine a tenant union, if you aren’t using a tank what’s the point? Lowering rent? Fuck that housing is a human right
Tankie is when
196 users love the words “tankie” and “nazi” lmao
‘tankie’ is just ‘woke’ for liberals trying to disguise themselves as leftists
The term has its uses, but as any term, it is many times used for people who don’t fit the term at all
Like I’m not innocent in this, I tend to throw it around regularly, but only when arguing with people who explicitly defend authoritarian governments.
