Tankies have always been extreme to the point of parody. They’re so anti imperialist they end up supporting an imperialist nation (Russia). And they’re so anti-West they end up supporting someone upsetting the Western order (Trump) despite representing it’s worst excess. Tankies make more sense when you view them through the lense of being useful idiots for Russia, who deep down are radical authoritarian imperialists - the very thing they claim to hate.