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A Socialist or Communist; Anyone who doesn't invest in - or particularly agree with a Western-American Worldview. Commonly used to describe those who don't take the side of the United States, usually when referring to politics or wars.
Alex said that he doesn't agree with the NATO invasion of Libya, even though it was a totalitarian dictatorship! He is such a tankie! - Henry thinks the embargo of Cuba is illegal, haha! Cope tankie!
A colloquial term used in online spaces primarily by people with left-of-centre political views to insult someone else with left-of-centre political views who
1. agrees with the Marxist-Leninist rejection of all forms of capitalism and imperialism, including liberal democracy, reformist socialism or a social democracy, and/or
2. does not outwardly criticize the Bolsheviks, Joseph Stalin, or the Soviet Union itself, especially during Stalin’s time as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
“I think that a social democracy does not solve the ultimate problem of being rid of imperialism.”
“I think that is an extreme viewpoint. I had no idea you were a tankie.”
A caricature of a communist. A stereotype used in right-wing soyjak memes. They uncritically support everything socialist countries did, hate America to a point they would side with those they normally wouldn't, like Russia or Iran.
the label "tankie" is used as an insult. it effectively replaced "commie" since communists actually identify as communists and wouldn't take offense being called commies.
nowadays tankie has become an umbrella term the right uses for "everyone i don't like" on par with "sjw" or "woke". sometimes even non-communist leftists get called tankies or rightists who oppose american imperialism
Person 1: "Communism no food haha"
Person 2: "CIA themselves said people in USSR ate better than USA"
Person 1: "SHUT UP TANKIE"
Tankie is a term used by people who are posing an argument to a person with a different political opinion.
He is winning the argument so I'm gonna call him a tankie.
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A term for over-obsessed Thomas and Friends fans that don't even exist. Twitter users like to use this term for Rule 34.
Hey! You like Thomas? My man, you're a Tankie! Awesome!
...what???
The nickname for a person who welds/fabricates/erects water towers across the United States
“What do you do for work?”
“I’m a tankie. I travel for work, on the road 300+ days out of the year building different types of water towers.”