Not really. If the vote was against you the entire community knows the majority are united against you and that power in numbers limits what punishment you can do. If the vote was for you then you are punishing your supporters more than your detractors.
Of course size and scale matter. China can still oppress Hong Kong even with a secret ballot because Hong Kong isn't large enough even united. (or are they?). However most cases are at least covered by secret ballots.
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Votes are counted aggregated publicly on some level, so you can punish/reward whole communities.
Not really. If the vote was against you the entire community knows the majority are united against you and that power in numbers limits what punishment you can do. If the vote was for you then you are punishing your supporters more than your detractors.
Of course size and scale matter. China can still oppress Hong Kong even with a secret ballot because Hong Kong isn't large enough even united. (or are they?). However most cases are at least covered by secret ballots.