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by HPMOR 507 days ago
The republic is dead. Long live The Democratic People’s Republic of the United States.
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popcalc 507 days ago
Right wing authoritarian states typically use the "Republic of" prefix. DPR is traditionally a Communist signifier.
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HPMOR 507 days ago
I do actually appreciate the pedantic comment. However you make an implicit and false dichotomy between communist and authoritarian states. These two are much more similar, in some cases identical, than to a liberal democracy.
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