THE TEN STEPS TO A CLOSED SOCIETY (in other words fascism)
2. Establish secret prisons eg: Guantanamo, Bagram, Extra-ordinary rendition
3. Develop a paramilitary force eg: Blackwater – they aren’t going to close up shop when Iraq is “sorted” you know. They are a business afterall.
4. Surveil ordinary citizens eg: the endless CCTV, the tracking tags on your credit card/passport/loyalty cards, national DNA databases and one of the articles above
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups (agent provocateurs)
7. Target key individuals eg: all the un-embedded (ie: independent) journalists killed by “friendly fire” in Iraq and Afghanistan, or the targeting of academics who speak out against the agenda.
8. Restrict the press Ownership in very few hands (3 in the USA, 4 in Oz for example) and neuter any “independent” broadcasters (eg: the Kelly Affair with the BBC)
9. Cast criticism as “Espionage” and Dissent as “Treason” or “Un-Australian/British/American” Do you remember the post 9/11 2001 and the lack of scrutiny of the new laws being rushed in?
10. Subvert the rule of law Have you ever read the Patriot Act, or UK / Australian anti-terror legislation, or ever seen what proportion of your laws are now passed without Parliamentary scrutiny or votes?
from “The End of America” by Naomi Wolf
Tags: big brother, The 10 Steps
