What Is a Tankie—and Why You Don’t Want to Be One A clear breakdown of the term "tankie," its Stalinist roots, and why true socialists must reject authoritarian apologetics.

A tankie is not a #communist —they are an apologist for authoritarianism who hides behind the language of #Marxism while abandoning its heart

The term’s origin, and why socialists must reject Stalinism

Supporting dictators ≠ anti-imperialism.

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#OTD in 1956, the Hungarian Revolution of that year, a nationwide uprising against the Stalinist regime and its Soviet backers, began. Though initially successful, it was crushed by heavy Soviet forces ordered in by Khrushchev. #coldwar #hungary #democraticrevolution #antistalinist