Afraid to upvote this lest it be put to use (but did anyway). I don't have time to read it all now, but is it satire? If not then how could you honestly live with yourself if it was used to benefit a dictator and suppress a populous?
Well, if you read it and do the opposite, you know how to prevent a nascent dictatorship from taking shape or fight it when it's already in place (although in that case, you would probably not be able to read this document).
I'm guessing the point of this whole thing is that this is a manual of things that should NOT happen in a healthy, free, democratic society; yet some of the things in it are in fact happening right now, so perhaps we recognize them.
It's similar in form to those articles that show "eight ways to ruin a meeting" [1] or "How to destroy a conversation" [2]. At least, that's my interpretation.
Ah yes, didn't read that far into it yet, but of course an explanation of the author about his own intentions is always a good place to start for answers ;)
Interesting link to the Screwtape Letters. I never heard of that before, so I'll be sure to check that out. Thanks for the tip!
