Fascist America, in 10 easy steps

[EV_Ares]

From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all

Tuesday April 24, 2007
The Guardian


Last autumn, there was a military coup in Thailand. The leaders of the coup took a number of steps, rather systematically, as if they had a shopping list. In a sense, they did. Within a matter of days, democracy had been closed down: the coup leaders declared martial law, sent armed soldiers into residential areas, took over radio and TV stations, issued restrictions on the press, tightened some limits on travel, and took certain activists into custody.

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[RethugAssKicker]

1. Sounds exactly what we need to do here.

take over Radio stations (right wing hate radio) , issue restrictions on the press (shit, we need to shut the fuckers down all the way)... and take many activists, such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannnity, etc... and lock them up for life !

[CrispyQ]

2. An important article!

We are closer than most think!