I think it was coined when the USSR used Tanks to suppress protests in Hungaria in 1956, further solidified when China used Tanks to commit a massacre in 1989 protests most notably Tiananmen Square which was broadcast live to the entire world at the time.
So, no, it never described “real” communists. Just dictatorship advocates.
Curvature of the lens, as in the field of view, could explain that, though, but it would be a pretty difficult angle to aim a camera. Maybe from a Movie or TV.
People who are politically aligned with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, etc.
They claim there are no genocides in China, that Ukraine was invaded because Russia had to fight off Nazis, that the best democracy on earth is North Korea (which they sometimes don’t even call North Korea because they believe South Korea belongs to North Korea which would just make it one Korea), and that the USA is (and has always been) an evil empire and that NATO states are all dictatorship puppet states.
They oppose Trans Rights, Homosexuality, bodily autonomy, and most human liberties, and in fact they will outright tell you that Liberals (not any individual party but the actual definition of the word) are their enemies.
They have a strong presence on the fediverse because the Lemmy platform is developed by them and any donations to the work goes towards paying the Tankie lead developers and funding their instances: Lemmy_ml, Hexbear_net, Lemmygrad_ml
You can read the megathread documenting their extremism over here:
https://feddit.online/post/593416
On the comm: !meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works
Though, it could probably use some updates.
Funny story, there is this Tankie going around pretending to be a concerned US Citizen @localareaman@lemmy.world who was just asking me a little bit ago if there was anybody affected outside of the lab, in some depraved defence of Vladimir Putin.
Fuckin Tankies, man.
Wait until you meet @satansmaggotycumfart@piefed.social
Idk, it’s got pretty good floor reflections. Any part of it stand out to you?
For the unawares this is in reference to a real event at a Russian Laboratory.
I read this in the voice of Bruce Campbell.
On a scale of 1-10 how freaky is it to lick a plate clean if this is the plate?
Rest in Shit, Grandma
BBC showing news about the state of British broadcasting companies.
Yeah thats true, highest level of social media company should be a cooperative.
I also think what could be cool is if people could apply to the state for an access code for social media that is anonymous to companies but indicates the users age and certain criminal background.
I think it is sad but social media has proven to be an effective weapon capable of changing people’s opinions for the worse, and leads to worse academic performance.
I have definitely seen this post before. Be you repost bot?
We’re doing a lot in the oceans, such as killing 100 Million Sharks, so that’s bogus.
Thing is, sharks still don’t attack people. For a scene in the Jackass Movie they put a hook in Steve-O and dragged him behind a boat and even then the sharks were avoiding contact. They even bled some fish out around him.
There are roadside attractions where you swim with sharks.
Sharks do not identify people as food.
Being afflicted with venom is also a disease. Disease is a very broad word. Viruses are also not alive.
If a venomous snake bites you and then you die then the snake is what killed you. Mosquitos eat people, man.
Well, if we’re ranking species by humans killed, Mosquitos are the Apex Predator of the earth.
Personally?
I generally use programming to turn artistic concepts and countless hours into regret and failure in an ever increasing pile of abandoned projects.