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Are you a 'tankie' (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I keep seeing this instance is overrun with tankies so hey, lets do an informal survey like I've seen on hexbear

respond with YES or NO in the first line of your comment and i'll tally everything in a couple of days, lets say I'll try and collect everything on the sunday the 9th (10+gmt sorry)

not sure thisll work, be nice, have fun

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[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 21 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I wish stalin drove tanks straight into west berlin, then france, then the UK, then atlantis, then NYC, then chicago, then seattle, then anchorage, then Tokyo, then Seoul, then Beijing, then KFC/tacobell.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Sorry nerd, that was Trotsky that wanted that, and your boi put an icepick in his brain for being good at it.

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh, yeah, with all the tanks the USSR had in 1923 galaxy-brain

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago

He was that good! Also the Red Army actually captured some tanks from Allied forces that were helping the Whites during the war.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_intervention_in_the_Russian_Civil_War

Bonus fun fact: Three of the captured Mark Vs were recommissioned to defend Stalingrad

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