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>> Also, why do the Nazis have "Socialist" in their moniker if they were fascist? Why did East Germany call itself the "German Democratic Republic"?
by Banyonite 3y ago
>> Also, why do the Nazis have "Socialist" in their moniker if they were fascist?
Why did East Germany call itself the "German Democratic Republic"?
- jfk13 3y agoTo set an example for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
- Obscurity4340 3y agoWhat is the deal with this schtick, legit? Why does NK of all hellholes call itself democratic for any other reason than the presumption that everyone is cool with their Great Leaders in perpetutity?
- 7sidedmarble 3y agoBecause democracy is a key part of Marx/socialist thought. The whole idea is that collective ownership of capital would mean it would be democratically managed by the working class, for the interests of the working class, rather than for the interests of someone else. You can quibble about that if you want but it's a big part of socialist thought anyways. It's only in the modern period that democracy has become synonymous with the western capitalist system.
- Obscurity4340 3y agoSo to what extent is democracy MORE a socialist thought with regard to its respect and enforcement of socialism than is the Western Capitalism system to which its become more Modernly and Popularly associated?
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- ben_w 3y agoLikewise why did it build a "Antifaschistischer Schutzwall" ("Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart").
- Obscurity4340 3y agoMaybe they were being faschetious