How do democracies become dictatorships? History suggests 10 steps:

From Robert Reich

1. First, destroy labor unions, so people have no way to bargain for higher wages and no capacity for political organization.
2. Crack down on college students, so they won’t oppose you (hint: burden them with so much student debt they won’t dare rock the boat).
3. Undermine public education, so people are less able to think critically for themselves.
4. Cut deals with hugely rich business executives that if they back you you’ll cut their taxes, slash government spending on the poor, and eliminate regulations that impinge on their profits. (Better yet, be a hugely-rich business executive yourself.)
5. Make most people economically anxious, frustrated, angry, and insecure.
6. Convince them their problems stem from “them” – foreigners, immigrants, racial or ethnic minorities, intellectuals.
7. Make them cynical about democracy.
8. Convince them all they need is a strongman who will fix everything.
9. Fill the airwaves with your big lies.
10. Get elected.

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