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by JackRabbitSlim 2299 days ago
Can you?

What does China tell us about Republics, given that it is the Peoples Republic of China? What does North Korea tell us about democracy and repulbics, given that it is "The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea"?

No? But we are willing to take at face value oppressive regimes using "socialist" language?