Democratic Republic

For the form of government where the power really does rest in the citizenry through representatives, see Democratic republic

The words "Democratic Republic" in a country's name are often camouflage for a harsh dictatorship or even a totalitarian government.

* The German Democratic Republic aka East Germany was so fearsome a dictatorship[1] that only the Berlin Wall could keep its population from leaving.

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ The introduction of state planning and party dictatorship dramatically altered the environment for social theory in the German Democratic Republic. [1]