The term Tankie has a clear definition that Cowbee likes to ignore:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie Tankie is a pejorative label generally applied to authoritarian communists, especially those > who support or defend acts of repression by such regimes, their allies, or deny the > occurrence of the events thereof.

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[–] 85 points 3 months ago (11 children)

The term Tankie has a clear definition

lenin-dont-laugh

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  • [–] 61 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    "how can i be a tankie if i didn't take part in the literal suppression of the hungarian uprising? smuglord"

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  • [–] 33 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    A reply quoting the meriam Webster definition was posted. It didnt invalidate cowbee at all

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    No mention of the CIA backed 1954 Hungarian uprising, only vibes

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Wait. It was Wikipedia. Not even a dictionary.

    "Tankie is a pejorative label generally applied to authoritarian communists, especially those who support or defend acts of repression by such regimes, their allies, or deny the occurrence of the events thereof."

    So, as a pejorative the support or defense of Acts of Repression is so in the opinion of the person using the pejorative. It doesnt say who is being repessed, I want some stuff repressed. This is a piss poor definition because it's far from definite.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I mean it's a good definition because it accurately reflects how the word is used. It's the word itself that is silly and indicates the person using it sucks.

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