Michela Murgia wrote a very funny manual called "How to be a Fascist."
How to Be a Fascist by Michela Murgia: 9780143136057 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The first and only guide to turning your 21st century democracy into a fascist paradise. Democracy is difficult, flawed and unstable. It involves barely...
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To be clear, it's 100% ironical. But it enumetates the _exact_ tactics discussed in this thread.
If you don't have a copy, buy or borrow one ASAP.