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China is now viewed more positively than the US in many countries around the world, according to a new study (ichef.bbci.co.uk)
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[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Damn, you can't even use China as the positive comparison here without some random tankie getting pissed I didn't adequately glaze China.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

you can’t even use China as the positive comparison here

tankie

Yeah, the comparison is positive, but also anyone who disagrees with you wants you murdered by a tank.

FFS, can you people take any level of criticism?

[–] treesapx@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

I read your comment as largely, if not entirely, supportive of the guy you responded to. What am I missing?

[–] Dojan@pawb.social -2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

murdered by a tank.

Oh! All this time and I hadn't clocked that tankie was referencing the Tiananmen Square massacre. That makes a lot of sense.

I thought it was something related to think-tanks or something, some kind of weird way of saying "brainiac" or having "big-brained ideas" in a derogatory manner.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

All this time and I hadn’t clocked that tankie was referencing the Tiananmen Square massacre.

It's not. It's referencing the Hungarian Revolt of '56.

I thought it was something related to think-tanks or something

Hahaha.

Well, in my heart of hearts, this is who it's really talking about.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 1 points 6 hours ago

See, now I’m even more confused!