Tornado Alley (PROG)

[F6]

further to 'Fascist America, in 10 easy steps' --

10 Steps Towards Closing a Society: Step 1
Invoke a terrifying internal and external threat – the shock
http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/01/10-steps-towards-closing-society-step-1.html

10 Steps Towards Closing a Society: Step 2
Create a prison system outside the rule of law
http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/01/10-steps-towards-closing-society-step-2.html

10 Steps Toward Closing a Society: Step 3
Develop a group of thugs to terrorize citizens
http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/01/10-steps-toward-closing-society-step-3.html

10 Steps Towards Closing a Society: Step 4
Set up an internal surveillance system
http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/01/10-steps-towards-closing-society-step-4.html

10 Steps Towards Closing a Society: Step 5
Infiltrate and harass citizen’s groups
http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/02/10-steps-towards-closing-society-step-5.html

10 Steps Towards Closing a Society: Step 6
A permanent list is created of dissidents and opposition leaders – being listed subjects a person to arbitrary detention and release
http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/02/10-steps-towards-closing-society-step-6.html

10 Steps Towards Closing a Society: Step 7
Threaten key individuals with their jobs, or worse, if they don’t toe the line
http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/02/10-steps-towards-closing-society-step-7.html

10 Steps Towards Closing a Society: Step 8
Control the Press
http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/02/10-steps-towards-closing-society-step-8.html

steps 9 ('Cast dissent as "treason" and criticism as "espionage" ')and 10 (lower the boom) pending, should be available within the next week or two, presumably at http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/02/10-steps-towards-closing-society-step-9.html and http://littlecountrylost.blogspot.com/2008/02/10-steps-towards-closing-society-step-10.html respectively