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:''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 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<ref>The introduction of state planning and party dictatorship dramatically altered the environment for social theory in the German Democratic Republic. [http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521820905]</ref> that only the [[Berlin Wall]] could keep its population from leaving.
*The [[German Democratic Republic]] aka [[East Germany]] was so fearsome a dictatorship<ref>The introduction of state planning and party dictatorship dramatically altered the environment for social theory in the German Democratic Republic. [http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521820905]</ref> that only the [[Berlin Wall]] could keep its population from leaving.