1. An authoritarian form of government…
2. …where nationalism is demanded of the citizenry…
3. Where government and large corporations walk hand in hand with that government: helping to “control” and direct the citizenry.
4. Make sure to marginalize, or eliminate, attempts to organize around the rights of those who don’t serve the purposes, or might challenge, the corporatists.
Remember, despite the phrase, “National Socialism,” Hitler used, there is little to no real “socialism” to fascism.
So, how do I redesign a formerly free country into a fascistic state?
Well, let’s make sure corporations have far more power than the citizenry. Not the small ones, or small business. No: the bigger the better. In fact regulating small business to death so big business is more powerful is better for 
Ignore the fact that if money is speech then speech is no longer “free.”
But if we must talk Hitler: much has been made of Hitler and gun laws. But he actually loosened gun laws for the political correct: members of the party. He also loosened usage. Hey, if you’re going to oft a lot of folks: Jews, gays, blacks, the politically incorrect, that’s a necessity.
So I would arm society, but make sure the rise in gun ownership is mostly among the politically correct, and liberalize usage for the same politically correct. Otherwise dampen down gun usage among the incorrect by appointing prosecutors who will go after the politically incorrect when they do try to, um, let’s call it, “Stand Your Ground.” 
Think of all the anti-Jew propaganda in Germany, and anti-undesirable propaganda like gays, gypsies… just find those all too convenient targets and aim.
Now we’ve promoted more gun violence aimed at politically incorrect groups, let’s use that as an excuse to militarize our schools. Show the little tykes, and rebellious teens, who is really in charge. Have metal detectors, locked doors and eventually bars, maybe even razor wire. If some teen commits a practical joke, charge them with vandalism, terrorism or… just shoot them. Bring back the worst kinds of corporal punishment, making sure we promote the “fact” a lack of corporal punishment, and diversity, are all that’s wrong with our schools.
The more jackbooted our response to those who offend us, or might challenge us, the better.
The poor, the disadvantaged, the homeless, make sure everyone blames them. They are to be painted as all lazy, good for nothing welfare queens. Eliminate any programs that might help them up. If a few abuse the system means all do. The system makes them “dependent.” Of course the same rules need not apply to large, politically correct, corporations who suck off the ever giving fascistic teat.
Yes: make sure those on your side are well supported, and especially the rich and the corporations that join with you. They get the help instead, only they
Together you will find a way to make the rest serve you. Corporate owned prisons are a grand idea, make sure to bow to demands to make more and more things illegal so they have a growing work force in those prisons. Remember: “Arbeit macht Frei,” of course the “joke” being only those who are part of the corporate-government complex are really free, as long they they serve.
Most of all I’d make damn sure any method the public may have for challenging leaders who support this move towards fascism was marginalized, or even eventually eliminated. If it’s voting, well…
1. Limit the time and places they can vote.
3. Create easy ways to hack voting and make sure it’s proprietary so the ruse can’t be uncovered.
4. Send thugs to challenge the right to vote in areas less likely to vote the “right” way.
5. Make sure they have the “right” kind of ID to vote. Not just the usual voting card we get. College ID? Not acceptable. NRA ID? Come on in citizen! You’re obviously on the politically correct side.
6. Make sure the politically incorrect, those we don’t approve of, have to travel long distances, go through a lot of effort to register, and to vote.
If all else fails: send the votes to a server in some other state, oh, say Tennessee, to “purify” the vote.
Yes, that’s some of what I would do if I wanted to turn a representative, free, state, into a fascistic one.
Thank God, none of that is going on in America…
…right?
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Inspection is a column that has been written by Ken Carman for over 30 years. Inspection is dedicated to looking at odd angles, under all the rocks and into the unseen cracks and crevasses that constitute the issues and philosophical constructs of our day: places few think, or even dare, to venture.
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