You must read this article by Naomi Wolf in the Guardian
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all
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Owen Barder is the Europe Director at the Center for Global Development. He writes here about development, economics, politics, computers, running, and anything else that interests him. He also hosts Development Drums.
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I did and it scared the pants off me. A simple product of the apathy and ignorance of the masses. Give them McDOnalds, pickups and talk radio they pay attention to little else whilst Rome burns around them.
Owen – thanks for brining this to our attention. I don’t think we are there yet. But as Wolf seems to argue, if we were headed in that direction, would thinks look much different?
I notice that you were deliberately vague about whether you wanted us to read it because it exposes the illiberality of this American administration or the poverty of journalism within the Guardian.
Neither is exactly news.