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Why do authoritarian states have 'Democratic' or 'People's' in their names? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 17 hours ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Many countries include 'Democratic' or 'People's' in their names, even though they are not democratic and do not serve their people. Examples: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Lao People's Democratic Republic People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Democratic Republic of the Congo And German Democratic Republic (East Side) in 1949–1990. None of these states are democratic, power and wealth are concentrated in the hands of a small ruling elite. Who are they fooling with these names?

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[–] 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 child)

Watch (edit: some) Americans get angry when you ask

  • "you mean the united states of Mexico?"
  • "no, NORTH America!
  • "so, Mexico?"
  • ... 😠😡🔥
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  • [–] 1 point 10 hours ago (1 child)

    If I said "estados unidos" it would be fair to assume Mexico. You're just being belligerent because it's currently acceptable to be openly bigoted toward Americans.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 hours ago

    You’re just being belligerent because it’s currently acceptable to be openly bigoted toward Americans.

    I can be belligerent with or without USians present.
    I don't know what you mean by currently, but I have been critical of US American exceptionalism for a long time. And that includes feeling attacked when someone says "there's more united states than just the USA".
    I don't think calling me bigoted is applicable here.
    And people downvoting me and even feeling the need to berate me kinda proves the point of my previous comment.

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