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.”
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.”
idiot internet children with violent tendencies who paint themselves in “social democracy” to justify being horrible to others “for the greater good”
So this liberal tankie said I'm a subhuman because I think schools suck lol
“小粉红”a nickname for extreme online patriots in mainland China who have tendency to attack ccp dissidents
a pinky tankie holds a stick of purple candle