Oh! All this time and I hadn’t clocked that tankie was referencing the Tiananmen Square massacre. That makes a lot of sense.
I thought it was something related to think-tanks or something, some kind of weird way of saying “brainiac” or having “big-brained ideas” in a derogatory manner.
Yeah, the comparison is positive, but also anyone who disagrees with you wants you murdered by a tank.
FFS, can you people take any level of criticism?
I read your comment as largely, if not entirely, supportive of the guy you responded to. What am I missing?
Oh! All this time and I hadn’t clocked that tankie was referencing the Tiananmen Square massacre. That makes a lot of sense.
I thought it was something related to think-tanks or something, some kind of weird way of saying “brainiac” or having “big-brained ideas” in a derogatory manner.
It’s not. It’s referencing the Hungarian Revolt of '56.
Hahaha.
Well, in my heart of hearts, this is who it’s really talking about.
See, now I’m even more confused!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie