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[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Good to know, I totally thought it was a pejorative term for people who supported Kruschev's use of tanks, and I rarely see people talking about that so I was very confused.

Note: this comment is dripping with sarcasm

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

pejorative term for people who supported Kruschev's use of tanks

Funnily enough, didn't it come out two weeks ago from JFK papers that the leader of the Hungarian Freedom Fighters of the Hungarian Revolution was on CIA bankroll? Wow, tankies have been vindicated etymologically? Who woulda thunk

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So does that mean the Hungarian revolution was engineered by the CIA? Like by the US government? I think that was suspected for a long time, but also that justifying the tankie view ignores a lot of nuance imo. Does "america bad" really justify the use of tanks? Was the Hungarian revolution really fascist even if some of the leadership was? Or was it simply an anti-authoritarian struggle for freedom and self-determination?

Idk, I'm lacking in a lot of historical knowledge.

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The Hungarian Revolution didn't need to be fascist to justify the use of tanks, but yes, the fact that Hungary suffered a US-supported coup is worthy of tanks. The horrors lived in Eastern Europe as a consequence of the dismantling of socialism in the name of "freedom" are unspeakable. Millions of lives lost to unemployment, alcoholism, lack of healthcare, suicide and a myriad more of reasons. Those don't matter I guess, since they're victims of capitalism.

"America bad" by itself almost justifies the use of tanks. Joining the Western World in imperialism, unequal exchange and ultimately genocide, is a crime against humanity, and history books of the future will reflect this. History won't be kind to those who exploited the billions of people of the global south for the selfish gain of a few capitalist overlord.

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

K I gotta bow out of this one, we're getting into territory and history on which I am not educated or confident enough in my knowledge to discuss, also it's a very controversial topic I don't want to discuss on a public forum with people who don't know me.

Sorry, I acknowledge that I asked a bunch of questions you are just answering lol. My fault!

Cheers, hope you have a lovely evening!