Freedom to Fascism in ten easy steps

If you haven’t yet read this article from The Guardian called Fascist America in ten easy steps, then you really should. Let me share with you one paragraph from it in which writer Naomi Wolf captures the essence of the whole article:

“It is my argument that, beneath our very noses, George Bush and his administration are using time-tested tactics to close down an open society. It is time for us to be willing to think the unthinkable - as the author and political journalist Joe Conason, has put it, that it can happen here. And that we are further along than we realise.”

I completely agree with Wolf, and after reading her article, I realize that we are indeed way more screwed than anyone wants to believe. The ten easy steps (yes, they are EASY steps if you are in the right position of power) are listed in the article and backed up by concrete historical evidence as truly effective ways to achieve fascism. The Bush regime has taken, or is in the process of taking, every step in the article.

Friends, we are further along than any of us imagined. Our government is lying to us, and 98% of us either aren’t informed or worse aree informed and don’t give a shit. 2% are informed and do give a shit, but 50% of that 2% has been led to believe that they can’t make a difference. Hell, our votes haven’t actually been counted in six years or more, so how the fuck can we change anything right?

To answer your question, and to quote Neil of Nine Inch Nails Year Zero fame, “STAND UP AND GIVE A SHIT!” You can still make a differnce. I promise you can. Spread the word, and don’t get sucked into the bullshit that we’re fed every day. As frustrating as it is right now, wouldn’t you hate to be the person a few years down the road saying “I knew this was coming, and didn’t do a goddamned thing about it.” Now that, my friends, would truly suck.