gemerant@lemmy.world to 195@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat the fuck are you talking about? (rule)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down12
arrow-up1158arrow-down1imageWhat the fuck are you talking about? (rule)lemmy.worldgemerant@lemmy.world to 195@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoIsn’t it really more to do with pro Chinese? The name literally refers to the Tiananmen Square massacre.
minus-squareClaidheamh@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoIt predates Tiananmen square by 3 decades. It comes from the Soviets using tanks in the Hungarian revolution.
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoTIL, thanks. It’s even in the Wiki for the Hungarian revolution, and of course the wiki for Tankie lines up as well.
Isn’t it really more to do with pro Chinese? The name literally refers to the Tiananmen Square massacre.
It predates Tiananmen square by 3 decades. It comes from the Soviets using tanks in the Hungarian revolution.
TIL, thanks. It’s even in the Wiki for the Hungarian revolution, and of course the wiki for Tankie lines up as well.