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What does tankie really mean at this point?
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Tankie refers to Stalinists, like the original tankie who happened to be an arch-Stalinist - Khrushchev /s
In an etymological sense, the word jumped the shark a long time ago but now it's reaching new depths of meaninglessness that it really has become a floating signifier these days.
I think before the Russia/Ukraine war, it meant anyone who was to the left of democratic socialism and/or supported or even just critically supported AES states. Since the war it pretty much means anyone left of center who doesn’t lock NATO boot