The term Tankie has a clear definition that Cowbee likes to ignore:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie
Tankie is a pejorative label generally applied to authoritarian communists, especially those who support or defend acts of repression by such regimes, their allies, or deny the occurrence of the events thereof.
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I’ve said it before, but what kind of braindead retard unironically supports the Russian Federation. Like bro, the country is not only an authoritarian shithole, but it’s also weak and on the verge of collapse. If you’re gonna submit yourself to warlords, at least pick a winning side.
The whole point is that communism is anti imperialism. The US is the empire and Russia is fighting it, ergo they support Russia. Despite Russia itself being an empire