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Crunchy Frog

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17. It originated as a term used to describe those who supported or defended the use of Soviet tanks

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Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:54 AM

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in Eastern European countries such as Hungary and Czechoslovakia, during the Cold War. In current usage it generally means people who will support anything that russia or other authoritarian regimes do, if they can in any way try to view those regimes as "leftist" or anti-American. There are definitely right wing tankies too, such as Tucker Carlson or Tulsi Gabbard; people who think russia stands against "wokeness" or for "traditional values". They ALWAYS support the war against Ukraine, or at least try to justify it. They also hate NATO and the rules based international order.

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Trudeau calls violence in Montreal 'appalling' as NATO protest continues [View all] EllieBC Nov 23 OP

Putin's fingerprints on this. Irish_Dem Nov 23 #1

That and tankies have always been a thing. EllieBC Nov 23 #2

Putin has used all kinds of groups in various countries to get control. Irish_Dem Nov 23 #3

And this is an easy group to pick. EllieBC Nov 23 #15

Also more apt to act out in violent ways with no thought of consequences. Irish_Dem Nov 24 #20

Precisely. B.See Nov 25 #32

We are now the Not United States of America. Irish_Dem Nov 25 #33

Good to know the US isn't the only country with numbnuts. Elessar Zappa Nov 23 #4

putin is a busy man Takket Nov 23 #5

Uh what's a "tankie"? electric_blue68 Nov 23 #6

A "Tankie"... magicarpet Nov 23 #8

I thought it was Tickle Nov 23 #10

Well,... it does refer to heavily armored military ground tanks. magicarpet Nov 24 #22

A tankie is a baby tank. Jack Valentino Nov 24 #25

People who support authoritarian communists. EllieBC Nov 23 #9

It originated as a term used to describe those who supported or defended the use of Soviet tanks Crunchy Frog Nov 24 #17

Soviet/China/North Korean loving leftist (or rightist now). Self Esteem Nov 24 #28

Awful Meowmee Nov 23 #7

*tens of thousands. WarGamer Nov 23 #11

This was not riot against Isreal or Antisemitism Jackson jr Nov 23 #12

Right so the pieces of shit EllieBC Nov 23 #16

No, it's not "both sides." Fake news is a specialty of the right wing. nt SunSeeker Nov 24 #18

Your post is fake news, bud John Shaft Nov 24 #21

For someone mercuryblues Nov 24 #23

Fake news with a capital F. 58Sunliner Nov 24 #26

No, your "fake news on sides" is Not true. And, this is Cha Nov 24 #30

Ah, TY magicarpet & EllieBC. I had No idea of it's current use... electric_blue68 Nov 23 #13

russia owns ameriKa so now their sight is set on Canada. nt yaesu Nov 23 #14

Canada recently led a large NATO exercise in Latvia. C0RI0LANUS Nov 24 #19

Oh, sure, there is suddenly a massively organized anti-NATO movement in Canada. DFW Nov 24 #24

This is clearly an op Blue_Tires Nov 24 #27

One of the morons part of it EllieBC Nov 24 #29

"Tankies gonna tank. Higher education doesn't actually mean you have a working brain." Cha Nov 24 #31