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Washed up 90s Hercules Blacksplaining what it means to be black (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That is such an obviously bullshit etymology that I'm going to accuse you of making it up to intentionally muddy the water.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I was wrong in that it has been used to describe right wing extremists but it does originate with the idea that these people would happily hop in a tank and crush any dissent. I realize I was very vague

In my mind, it made sense that anyone willing to use force (eg, a tank) to impose their violent ideology is a tankie.

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