Fascist America, in 10 easy steps:
1. Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy
2. Create a gulag
3. Develop a thug caste
4. Set up an internal surveillance system
5. Harass citizens' groups
6. Engage in arbitrary detention and release
7. Target key individuals
8. Control the press
9. Dissent equals treason
10. Suspend the rule of law
2. Create a gulag
3. Develop a thug caste
4. Set up an internal surveillance system
5. Harass citizens' groups
6. Engage in arbitrary detention and release
7. Target key individuals
8. Control the press
9. Dissent equals treason
10. Suspend the rule of law
This whole shopping list reeks of 9/11 all over again... better take a good hard look at this concept... you'll recognize more than 2/3 of the steps having already been innitiated within the last few years...
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"...Naomi Wolf's polemical book was last year made into a stark documentary about the erosion of civil rights in America and the parallels with 20th-century fascism. The DVD is released on 19 January, the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration..." [The Guardian, UK]
Thank you for this very instructive video, Gnomaedh.
ReplyDeleteIt's a real eye-opener and indeed democracy is a treasure that has been acquired by struggle and has to be protected from malignant influence all the time. I here in Belgium have participated in large demonstrations 6 or 7 times in my life and it's a good thing to fight for what you believe in.