what are peoples opinions of the use of the word 'democratic' in the naming of this country. I am writing an article on a campaign for democracy in Congo and I want to get a more personal aspect.
2006-10-24 05:12:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I am putting together an article on a campaign that is being run in ireland for democracy in Congo, what are peoples opinions of the state of the state, if you will, there and the hopes for the future.
2006-10-24 05:24:47 · update #1
I started to hear abt "democratic republic" after WWII, when the countries with "socialist" governments and under the URSS umbrella wanted to remark the difference fm the countries with "capitalist" governments.
More prominent in broke up countries like Korea, Vietnam, Germany and Congo itself , during the fifties and sixties.
Since Zaire disappeared and two new Congo countries arised, the Democratic Republic of Congo is back
But I don´t know what do they understand for democracy.
Regards fm Argentina and sorry for my english
2006-10-24 05:53:08 · answer #1 · answered by tork2529 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a misnomer, simple as that (rather like the word People in the People's Republic of China, or United in the United Kingdom). These things are generally speaking historical, but in the case of the Congo, I agree with your consternation: genocidal governments CANNOT be democratic, no matter the history of the country involved...
2006-10-24 12:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by PETER G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Real democratic republics, USA, Eire, France etc. never use words such as democratic republic to describe themselves, which means they are for real. Americans may sometimes use the word republic as in The Republic, meaning USA and the French often use the letters RF which means Republique Francaise [French Republic].
2006-10-24 13:02:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I generally find that countries which use the word Democratic or United in their names are anything but.
2006-10-24 20:15:54 · answer #4 · answered by lauriekins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were on crack when that named that country.
But yeah, many a country that has democratic in the title isnt.
Its there for effect. I suppose that they added it to gain an air of legitimacy when the county is talked about within it region.
But people on crack .....................will do crack-head things.
Peter G, did Hitler get voted into power? People did vote for him, didn't they?
2006-10-24 12:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by speedball182 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋