BUSHLAND, BUSHLAND ÃœBER ALLES…
September 29th, 2007
Earlier today I posted a video linking to a piece by Naomi Wolf on the use of shock to reformat individuals and societies. Terry at I See Invisible People emailed me another piece by Wolf on the ten easy steps to a Fascist state. Somewhere between Step No. 1 and Step No. 10 Fascism happens.
But it can be difficult sometimes to know just when that is.
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 treasonAnd finally…
10. Suspend the rule of law
Did Wolf miss anything?
speaking of setting up an internal surveillance system, i was researching runmsfeld and ashcroft this morning and came upon something called the clipper chip….seems ashcroft opposed the restrictions bill clinton had on the clipper chip (pay special attention to the key escrow thingy)…
seems ashcroft has been systematically trying to get our phones tapped since 1994.
take my experience and relive how it felt to hear that the government was trying to fit every phone with a tapping device that could be instantly turned on when eventhe government wanted to…