That’s in theory. In practice it’s only used by liberals to insult leftist when they criticise the US or liberalism.
That’s in theory. In practice it’s only used by liberals to insult leftist when they criticise the US or liberalism.
Exactly this! I’ve never seen the term used by anyone but liberals to taunt, attack or divert a debate.
The thing is that in a polarised world you support one side or the other, and the sides are the US and China. US is certainly not better deserving support than China, but liberals will call tankie anyone who support China in any way, shape or form. For a liberal it’s completely inacceptable to say that China is doing anything better than the US.