Gaddafi was not a communist.

The Chinese State's actions w.r.t. the Uyghurs in undoubtedly a genocide. The Tankie angle misleading, "Han supremacist" would be more accurate.

Calling anyone supporting Franco a 'tankie' is so ahistorical it beggers belief.

Please try to understand the words you use, lest you rob them of all meaning.

I'd suggest replacing 'tankie' with 'partisan'.

fair enough.

I used it as a synonym for "Westerner (or West resident) supporting authoritarian regimes (of all colors)"