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'''Tankie''' is an often derogatory label used to describe Marxist-Leninists or | [[File:Lemmygrad.png|thumb|189x189px|The logo of [[Lemmygrad]], featuring a tank]] | ||
'''Tankie''' is an often derogatory label used to describe [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninists]] or [[Socialism|socialists]]. Its definition is very loose, as it has been used as a pejorative against people who merely criticize foreign policy decisions of [[imperial core]] nations and the [[bourgeois media]]'s coverage of such events as well as proponents of specific kinds of [[anti-capitalist]] thought (such as Marxist-Leninists who support [[People's Republic of China|modern China]]), and its meaning often varies. Despite the term being derogatory, some Marxist-Leninists use the term ironically, and even utilise it in their names such as the [[Discord]] server [[Tankie Bunker]]. | |||
[[Non-Communist Left|Left-wing opponents]] of 'tankies' (mainly [[Trotskyism|Trotskyists]] and [[Ultra-leftism|ultra-leftists]]) denounce all examples of [[Actually Existing Socialism|actually existing socialism]] and uncritically trust Western media. They support obscure or short-lived experiments, while so-called 'tankies' uphold the legacy of [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nia Frome|newspaper=[[Red Sails]]|title='Tankies'|date=2020-10-31|url=https://redsails.org/tankies/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315122331/https://redsails.org/tankies/|archive-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> | |||
== Origins == | == Origins == | ||
'Tankie' was originally used in context of the [[Hungarian counter-revolution of 1956]], which described the pro-Soviet people living in Hungary as ' | 'Tankie' was originally used in context of the [[Hungarian counter-revolution of 1956]], which described the pro-[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] people living in [[Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)|Hungary]] as 'tankies', because the Soviets brought tanks into Hungary in order to stop the [[National Socialism|Nazi]]-led counterrevolutionaries.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=Truth and Lies about Socialism: On the 60th anniversary of the counterrevolutionary events in Hungary 1956|date=2016-10-27|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/10/truth-and-lies-about-socialism-on-60th.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026094750/https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/10/truth-and-lies-about-socialism-on-60th.html|archive-date=2021-10-26|retrieved=2022-08-21}}</ref> | ||
== Uses in Western | == Uses in Western media == | ||
On October 16, 2021, the [[New York Times|''New York Times'']] published an article which used the word 'Tankie' for the first time.<ref> | |||
{{Web citation | {{Web citation | ||
| author = Ross Douthat | | author = Ross Douthat | ||
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| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/opinion/james-bond-china.html | | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/opinion/james-bond-china.html | ||
| archive-url = https://archive.ph/HDBAn | | archive-url = https://archive.ph/HDBAn | ||
| quote = On the left now you see several impulses. There is an irrelevant but fascinating fringe of very online | | quote = On the left now you see several impulses. There is an irrelevant but fascinating fringe of very online 'tankies' | ||
}} | }} | ||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
==See | In July 2023, Binghamton University published [[A Data-driven Understanding of Left-Wing Extremists on Social Media|an article]] that used the word "tankie" over 300 times.<ref>{{Citation|author=Utkucan Balci, Michael Sirvianos, Jeremy Blackburn|year=2023|title=A Data-driven Understanding of Left-Wing Extremists on | ||
Social Media|pdf=https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.06981.pdf|publisher=Binghamton University, Cyprus University of Technology}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Stalinism]] | * [[Stalinism]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Commie]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Capitalist terminology]] | [[Category:Capitalist terminology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 12 June 2024
Tankie is an often derogatory label used to describe Marxist-Leninists or socialists. Its definition is very loose, as it has been used as a pejorative against people who merely criticize foreign policy decisions of imperial core nations and the bourgeois media's coverage of such events as well as proponents of specific kinds of anti-capitalist thought (such as Marxist-Leninists who support modern China), and its meaning often varies. Despite the term being derogatory, some Marxist-Leninists use the term ironically, and even utilise it in their names such as the Discord server Tankie Bunker.
Left-wing opponents of 'tankies' (mainly Trotskyists and ultra-leftists) denounce all examples of actually existing socialism and uncritically trust Western media. They support obscure or short-lived experiments, while so-called 'tankies' uphold the legacy of Stalin.[1]
Origins[edit | edit source]
'Tankie' was originally used in context of the Hungarian counter-revolution of 1956, which described the pro-Soviet people living in Hungary as 'tankies', because the Soviets brought tanks into Hungary in order to stop the Nazi-led counterrevolutionaries.[2]
Uses in Western media[edit | edit source]
On October 16, 2021, the New York Times published an article which used the word 'Tankie' for the first time.[3]
In July 2023, Binghamton University published an article that used the word "tankie" over 300 times.[4]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Nia Frome (2020-10-31). "'Tankies'" Red Sails. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15.
- ↑ "Truth and Lies about Socialism: On the 60th anniversary of the counterrevolutionary events in Hungary 1956" (2016-10-27). In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑
“On the left now you see several impulses. There is an irrelevant but fascinating fringe of very online 'tankies'”
Ross Douthat (2021-10-16). "James Bond Has No Time for Chinas" New York Times. Archived from the original. - ↑ Utkucan Balci, Michael Sirvianos, Jeremy Blackburn (2023). A Data-driven Understanding of Left-Wing Extremists on Social Media. [PDF] Binghamton University, Cyprus University of Technology.