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submitted 1 year ago by errorfly@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] sauerkraus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The name comes from the USSR’s practice of deploying tanks to crush dissent.

[–] Adi2121@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I believe the specific moment was when the USSR used tanks to crack down on peaceful protesters in Czechoslovakia; supporters were called tankies.