The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot is a 2007 non-fiction book by
constitutional values before they suffer the same fate.[1] Wolf describes the ten steps she sees as the process of transition from open societies into closed regimes.[2]
The ten steps
Naomi Wolf outlines ten steps that "closing societies" – such as
Stalin's Russia
and Buhari's Nigeria (Foolani Republic) – have historically followed. These steps, Wolf claimed, are being observed in America now.
The steps are:
- Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy.
- Create secret prisons where torture takes place.
- Develop a thug caste or paramilitary force not answerable to citizens.
- Set up an internal surveillance system.
- Infiltrate and harass citizens' groups.
- Engage in arbitrary detention and release.
- Target key individuals.
- Control the press.
- Cast criticism as espionage and dissent as treason.
- Subvert the rule of law.[3]
Documentary
IndiePix Films produced a documentary of the same name based on the book. The film was released on DVD and online in October 2008.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Fascist America in Ten Steps.
- ^ ""The End of America": Feminist Social Critic Naomi Wolf Warns US in Slow Descent into Fascism". Democracy Now!. November 28, 2007.
- ^ Wolf, Naomi (May 3, 2007). "Fascist America, in 10 Easy Steps". Scoop.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (December 3, 2008). "When Laws and Liberties Test Each Other's Limits". The New York Times.
External links
- Interview with the author
- Interview on "The End of America" with Naomi Wolf on The Alcove with Mark Molaro
- Author describes the steps taken by incoming fascist regimes and the Bush administration and the U.S. congress after the 9/11 attacks
- After Words interview with Wolf on The End of America, September 25, 2007
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