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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It predates Tiananmen square by 3 decades. It comes from the Soviets using tanks in the Hungarian revolution.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

TIL, thanks. It's even in the Wiki for the Hungarian revolution, and of course the wiki for Tankie lines up as well.