Tankie

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T-54 tanks. This model was used by the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries during the Cold War.

Tankie is a nebulous pejorative term with multiple meanings. It is commonly used by liberals to assail communists, and in particular communists who support historical instances of socialism, but may also refer to any left-wing personage (communist or not) who endorses a perceived "authoritarian" state (largely non-Western powers such as the Russian Federation).

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