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I actually find this talking point so braindead that, to this day, I still have a hard time believing that people genuinely believe it. (lemmy.ml)
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[–] gredo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Maybe in English it is not used as often. In Germany it is used as just Bundesrepublik in News etc to don't repeat oneself too much or in historic context to differentiate from the German Democratic Republic (where the naming is again ironic, but it's the Democratic party)