Venezuela Prepares for War With U.S.

[DetlefK]

6. This is nothing but Step 1 for establishing a dictatorship.

Step 1: Blame it all on some boogeyman everybody can hate.

Step 2: "Sacrifices have to be made to fight that boogeyman." (Those sacrifices are your money, your rights and your freedoms.)

Step 3: "You're either with us or against us." (Polarization.)

Step 4: "If you're not with us, you're automatically against us." (Dissent is immoral.)

Step 5: "We need dramatic action to fight those who are against us." (Dissent is illegal.)

Step 6: "There is no need for free elections, because we all want the same: What I want. If you do not want what I want, you are an enemy of the people." (Examples for this include Mussolini, Hitler, Gaddafi...)