An example would be that Dear Leader would order that a certain amount of lumber to be produced. So, the camp commanders would crack the whips, and the political prisoners would be driven to accomplish impossible demands. What would the camp commanders do if the quotas weren't met? They would LIE! They would report that they had achieved their quotas. Then they would ship the lumber and the people who shipped the lumber would agree with the numbers of the camp commanders. The people who received the lumber would also agree with the numbers. NOBODY would DARE report the truth, lest they also become a camp prisoner.
THE WHOLE DAMNED SYSTEM RAN ON LIES! Of course, the complicit media of Stalins era cheerfully reported the lies as truth, and no attempt was made to verify the numbers. Times change, leftists dont. Different nation, different time, but leftist leaders lie, and leftist media support the lies. Welcome to Gulag America comrade.
So true. “The Ends justify The Means (and the “numbers”)”
Brilliantly stated.We are close to that now.