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Fallen_daemon  3 stars
Posts: 761
Registered: 2001-7-28 16:34:29
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Never understood why dictators even bother with elections.
it's a forgone conclusion they'll win. from Saddam to this guy lol.


Vladimir Putin has been elected Russian president for the third time, exit polls suggest, after spending the last four years as the country's PM.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17252190

 

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Chogram  3 stars
Posts: 945
Registered: 2001-8-23 02:52:32
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Never understood why dictators even bother with elections.
Because the American system is any different.

Doesn't matter which person you vote for, you get the same results.
Tai-Daishar_MT  2 stars
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Posts: 469
Registered: 2000-3-9 15:14:13
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Never understood why dictators even bother with elections.
Nah, at least the US labels their 2 incompetent parties with different names giving the illusion of choice.

 

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combat_mage_sc  4 stars
Title: Hi. My name is Combat and i'm an alcoholic.
Posts: 1,061
Registered: 2001-7-20 21:19:21
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Never understood why dictators even bother with elections.
I thought this thread was gonna be about ubama


 

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Aerlinthian  4 stars
Posts: 2,126
Registered: 2001-5-7 23:53:38
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Never understood why dictators even bother with elections.
Never understood why dictators even bother with elections.

Because the power of doubt keeps people enslaved. If the people clearly knew beyond a doubt that they were being kept in some fashion, that would instantly empower them to be rightful opposition to the state. Those that do know that they are being swindled are readily labeled as enemies or crackpots by statists and useful sycophants.
WhipSmack  2 stars
Posts: 358
Registered: 2001-1-8 19:15:50
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Never understood why dictators even bother with elections.
Aerlinthian posted:
Never understood why dictators even bother with elections.

Because the power of doubt keeps people enslaved. If the people clearly knew beyond a doubt that they were being kept in some fashion, that would instantly empower them to be rightful opposition to the state. Those that do know that they are being swindled are readily labeled as enemies or crackpots by statists and useful sycophants.



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