I see it thrown around all the time. Is it derogatory or a term of endearment?
And does it apply to every ML? What context gives it meaning?
I see it thrown around all the time. Is it derogatory or a term of endearment?
And does it apply to every ML? What context gives it meaning?
Originally it meant people who agreed with Russia's use of tanks during the Hungarian revolution but has changed over time to mean anyone who says anything even mildly positive about the USSR, or even in some cases China.
Libs have started using it recently to mean anyone even mildly left wing, something I have discovered from personal experience, (I am an anarchist but have still been called a tankie by twitter libs).