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Why do authoritarian states have 'Democratic' or 'People's' in their names? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 13 points 2 months ago (1 child)

The subject of the post is "why do authoritarian states have words like 'democratic' or 'people's' when they are not actually democratic or for people? Yes? Would you agree with that?

Politics 101 is giving something a name that does not relate to the actual political thing you are doing. Naming a party, passing a bill, etc. The patriot act was an example i had off the top of my head.

Thought the connection was incredibly clear but I guess not.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago

    Oh, it's very clear. But you need to ask that type of question to drive engagement and feed the echo chambers. How else can users feel morally superior? And it's far easier for users to respond than to actually do.

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