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?
Love it when someone asks why socialists do something, then reject the socialists’ own explanation for the capitalist propaganda explanation.
You shouldn’t be getting downvoted, you are literally just explaining the differences in how democracy is viewed by socialists.
I didn’t downvote, but some might have done due to the obvious AI writing style
Which one of those governments do identify as socialist?
ML is mostly authoritarianism with a smidgen of communist cosplay. It should be called stalinism ihmo, but I think the ‘Democratic’ is similarly applied, as a front that hides the actual fact.
Lol, imagine just straight up repeating lies from the Nazis who joined the CIA after the war and thinking you’re supporting Democracy against Authoritarianism…
https://archive.org/stream/michael-parenti-blackshirts-and-reds/Michael Parenti - Blackshirts and Reds_ Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism (1997%2C City Lights Publishers) - libgen.lc_djvu.txt
I’m begging you to learn something.
It’s not getting rejected for being different, it’s getting rejected for being logically unsound
Your lack of knowledge of how socialist governments function does not make them illogical.
good counterargument, the logic makes sense now
“I still don’t get it therefore your argument was bad” lol