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?

  • Soggy@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    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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      5 days 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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        4 days ago

        “Me intentionally being an asshole and getting asshole reactions means the other people are assholes”

        Yeah ok bud, you’re pretty bad at manipulating people but good try.