The bitter irony of it all is that the liberal definition of a tankie has more in common with the guy standing in front of the Tienanmen Square tank than the guy in the driver's seat.

Protesting a tyrannical hyper-military government for failing to deliver basic living quality despite the seeming endless wealth of the capital? Fuck you, you traitorous removed! We should run you over!

Tapping the breaks and trying to kind of work your way around a protester, so you can continue the parade of killing machines that is intended to make your country look strong? Listen, he's just doing his job and we have to respect him for that.

Running out with a truncheon under a cloud of tear gas and beating the shit out of the protesters, then dragging them off the main road? My. Fucking. Hero. Blue Lives Matter! Protecting our nation! Liberty! Whiskey! Sexy!

Warden at the prison where we shove all the dissidents until we've forgotten they're there? Have another $100B dollars, champ.