People's Republic of China, my Ass!
has anyone noticed how the most oppressive countries tend to have the most hypocritical names?
China, for example, could care less about what its citizens think, yet it calls itself "The People's Republic of China."
France, on the other hand, is a relatively free place, and it's just called "France," not the "We're Very Free and Happy About It Sovereign Group of Grouchy Gauls."
more examples from the CIA World Factbook:
North Korea is officially "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea," rather than the "We're All Starving to Death Because Our Leader Spends More on the Military and His Haircut than Anything Else Forsaken Territory."
Algeria is the "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria," which somehow omits the bloody civil war that's been raging for years.
Cuba is just the "Republic of Cuba," which is fairly neutral, although they should perhaps allude to the fact that they do not provide free rafts on which their citizens could float to Florida.
China, for example, could care less about what its citizens think, yet it calls itself "The People's Republic of China."
France, on the other hand, is a relatively free place, and it's just called "France," not the "We're Very Free and Happy About It Sovereign Group of Grouchy Gauls."
more examples from the CIA World Factbook:
North Korea is officially "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea," rather than the "We're All Starving to Death Because Our Leader Spends More on the Military and His Haircut than Anything Else Forsaken Territory."
Algeria is the "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria," which somehow omits the bloody civil war that's been raging for years.
Cuba is just the "Republic of Cuba," which is fairly neutral, although they should perhaps allude to the fact that they do not provide free rafts on which their citizens could float to Florida.
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