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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    8 hours ago

    same reason america espouses freedom but then has 304830483048 laws that restrict every possible thing you can do other than go to work.

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      5 hours ago

      Its true when you see some legislation with freedom in the title you know they are about to take someones freedoms away.