Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Political Memes@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months agoThe Republicans Should've Faced Way More Criticism During The 2024 Presidential Campaignlemmy.caexternal-linkmessage-square222fedilinkarrow-up1737arrow-down1140
arrow-up1597arrow-down1external-linkThe Republicans Should've Faced Way More Criticism During The 2024 Presidential Campaignlemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Political Memes@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square222fedilink
minus-squareFidel_Cashflow@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·11 months agothis is incorrect, the origin of the term “tankie” comes from the UK in the 50s, used to refer to hard-line communists. The term references the USSR sending the military to Hungary in 1956 in response to the Hungarian Revolution.
minus-squarecmhe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoYes, which is what I posted in an update of that post.
this is incorrect, the origin of the term “tankie” comes from the UK in the 50s, used to refer to hard-line communists. The term references the USSR sending the military to Hungary in 1956 in response to the Hungarian Revolution.
Yes, which is what I posted in an update of that post.