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Saturday, November 07, 2009

The End of America

I'm watching it on Netflix. I had forgotten how much the Bush Administration attempted to subvert the Constitution. I know about the spying. I knew about it in July of 2003. I had forgotten how absolutely terrifying AND enraging it was.

Naomi Wolf
Ten Steps To Close Down an Open Society

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

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