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[–] faceless 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Stalinists

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't it really more to do with pro Chinese? The name literally refers to the Tiananmen Square massacre.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It predates Tiananmen square by 3 decades. It comes from the Soviets using tanks in the Hungarian revolution.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

TIL, thanks. It's even in the Wiki for the Hungarian revolution, and of course the wiki for Tankie lines up as well.