With the smoking ban now in place I’ve heard some people say that it is a sign of this country becoming ‘fascist’. Of course saying this is deeply offensive to anyone who has genuinely experienced the horror of fascism. Indicators of creeping fascism would involve much more serious developments than simply banning smoking in public places. Stuff like:
• Widespread surveillance that encroaches on the daily lives of innocent citizens.
• The replacement of due legal process with arbitrary detention.
• A general expansion of police powers.
• Scape-goating of minorities to distract the populace from social and economic problems.
• Government acting independently of the democratic process.
• Militaristic foreign policy that ignores the rule of international law.
Oh hang on a minute there.....Shit
• Widespread surveillance that encroaches on the daily lives of innocent citizens.
• The replacement of due legal process with arbitrary detention.
• A general expansion of police powers.
• Scape-goating of minorities to distract the populace from social and economic problems.
• Government acting independently of the democratic process.
• Militaristic foreign policy that ignores the rule of international law.
Oh hang on a minute there.....Shit
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