Angel Jamie@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoI actually find this talking point so braindead that, to this day, I still have a hard time believing that people genuinely believe it.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down15
arrow-up161arrow-down1imageI actually find this talking point so braindead that, to this day, I still have a hard time believing that people genuinely believe it.lemmy.mlAngel Jamie@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square145fedilink
minus-squareGimly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoA country with republic and/or democratic in its official name is usually neither.
minus-squaredirkgentle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMost republics afaik have “Republic” in their name. I don’t think that’s the problem.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agothey don’t tend to actually use that name, no one says “the republic of finland”
minus-squaregredo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal republic of Germany)
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoWhich is basically never used, everyone just says germany.
minus-squarebleepbloopbleep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt is used in Germany though lol
minus-squareNightDice@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat depends, in Germany, the federal republic part is fairly regularly used in news when talking about international affairs, basically using it so they don’t have to say Germany as often.
minus-squareEchoCT@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoI thought us Americans had egos, but I’m not going to tell people they’re referencing their own countries by the wrong name.
A country with republic and/or democratic in its official name is usually neither.
Most republics afaik have “Republic” in their name. I don’t think that’s the problem.
they don’t tend to actually use that name, no one says “the republic of finland”
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal republic of Germany)
Which is basically never used, everyone just says germany.
It is used in Germany though lol
That depends, in Germany, the federal republic part is fairly regularly used in news when talking about international affairs, basically using it so they don’t have to say Germany as often.
I thought us Americans had egos, but I’m not going to tell people they’re referencing their own countries by the wrong name.