[click image and h/t C&L for easy cut and paste of Naomi's 10 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
We've been talking today about the number eight problem, but we've got all ten of them. I was going to run around collecting a bunch of links for you, and started to, but... it hit me that an even better thing would be for you to set this list out next to your computer and google around for the things you think fit these profiles.
For instance, the no fly list could apply to 1, 4, 5, 6 or 7... but I'm thinking the emphasis against Rev Wright [and his compatriots] and the crashing of Senator Wellstone's plane both fit well in number seven. What about the FBI showing up at every protest for number nine? We could go on and on with examples of each of these ten things happening in our country right now, and that's what I want you to start thinking about seriously.
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