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Joseph Stalin

It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.

Joseph Stalin

Politics

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Stalin is saying that the real power in an election lies not with the voters but with those who tally the votes, implying that the outcome can be controlled or manipulated during the counting process. The public’s awareness of the election is just a formality, while the actual decision is made behind the scenes by the vote counters.

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