2023-08-05 08:45:10
Writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels are not "tankie" texts as that group refers to Marxist-Leninists/ Stalinists. As Marx died in 1883 and Engels died in 1895, they were not alive when Lenin was in power. Lenin came to power in 1917 and while Stalin took power in 1924. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-1-2) Author
2023-08-05 10:12:29
Tankies are people that supported Stalins decision to violently repress the 1956 Hungarian uprising, and can refer to authoritarian communists in general. Reading Marx does not make you a tankie. CURRENTLY_RATED_NOT_HELPFUL(4-0-3) Author
2023-08-05 14:14:34
NNN It's obviously meant as a joke and if someone doesn't know the meaning of a term, they can Google it NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-0) Author