nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoYounger Americans are friendlier to Chinawww.economist.comexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down134
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minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoWtf is a tankie and an orc? And why should I worry about them? Do I need a Gandalf?
minus-squareArelin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·9 months agoYou’re a tankie and an orc if you’re ever critical of the US or capitalism. Even more so if you dare to say something good about China.
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months ago“Tankie” is an updated version of the cold war terms “commie” and “pinko” for people who don’t want to sound like elderly boomers Orc is a racial slur for ethnic Russians that became popular after the invasion of Ukraine.
Wtf is a tankie and an orc? And why should I worry about them? Do I need a Gandalf?
You’re a tankie and an orc if you’re ever critical of the US or capitalism. Even more so if you dare to say something good about China.
“Tankie” is an updated version of the cold war terms “commie” and “pinko” for people who don’t want to sound like elderly boomers
Orc is a racial slur for ethnic Russians that became popular after the invasion of Ukraine.