Tankieism

Tankie is a pejorative used to describe someone (usually from a western country living in the "imperial core") who defends or idolizes authoritarian and nominally "socialist" regimes of opposition to opposition to western imperialism. Tankies are generally very dismissive of multi-party democracy and hold favorable views towards Marxist-Leninist one-party states such as the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and Vietnam which they consider "true democracies."

History
The term "Tankie" originated from people supporting the 1956 invasion of Hungary by the Soviet Union.

Origins
WIP

The Grayzone
WIP

Comrades

 * [[File:Stalin.png]] - You did nothing wrong.
 * [[File:Tito.png]] - I don't care if you're a "revisionist." Yugoslavia will live on in our hearts and minds.
 * [[File:Putin.png]] Putinism - You ain't a perfect leader but still much better than Yeltsin and I support you against NATO no matter what.
 * [[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]] Xi Jinping Thought - Bringing China back on the right track.

Critical support for ...

 * [[File:Showa-kanmuri.png]] - Historically many western communists defended you due to our shared opposition to European colonialism but nowadays most of us despise you.
 * [[File:Hoxha.png]] - Based anti-imperialism and your staunch anti-revisionism have only divided the socialist world to the benefit for the NATO imperialists.
 * [[File:ThreeRepresents.png]] Three Represents - Based for persecuting Falun Gong and other enemies of the Chinese people that threaten national unity but you're too capitalist for my liking.

Agents of the Empire

 * [[File:Trot.png]] - Your permanent revolution is pure garbage. Can't you see that we need an authoritarian one-party state to protect ourselves from the western imperialists? You deserved the ice pick.
 * [[File:Necon.png]] and [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]]  - You're the root of all evil in the world. I dedicate my life fighting you.
 * [[File:ChiangKaiShek.png]] Chiang Kai-Shek Thought - Western imperialist puppet. I'm glad Mao kicked you out from the mainland.

Further Information
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