[Banyonite]

>> Also, why do the Nazis have "Socialist" in their moniker if they were fascist?

Why did East Germany call itself the "German Democratic Republic"?

[ben_w]

Likewise why did it build a "Antifaschistischer Schutzwall" ("Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart").

[Obscurity4340]

Maybe they were being faschetious

[jfk13]

To set an example for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

[Obscurity4340]

What is the deal with this schtick, legit? Why does NK of all hellholes call itself democratic for any other reason than the presumption that everyone is cool with their Great Leaders in perpetutity?