creeping authoritarianism theme

Featured is a slippery-slope process by which a society becomes less democratic and more authoritarian. The population at large fails to take notice because although they'd prefer democracy, each step of the way appears normal and necessary, and quickly becomes a new normal.

12 total · 3 choice · 7 major · 2 minor

Story	Level	Motivation
bbf2x22	choice	The Nightwatch evoked thoughts of Gestapo, NKVD etc. The Nightwatch was expanding its influence.
bbf3x05	choice	The ministry of Peace is a front for the fascist policies of President Clark. The Nightwatch evoked thoughts of Gestapo, NKVD etc. The Nightwatch was expanding its influence.
pkded1x10	choice	All aspects of society was controlled by the single "candidate" in the upcoming election. Elections were about national unity. People who did not subscribe to approved ideas became "others" and were persecuted.
bbf3x06	major	Tought police, leader cult, etc. were discussed. The Nightwatch tried to clamp down on what they considered "seditious material".
bbf3x08	major	The Nightwatch evoked thoughts of Gestapo, NKVD etc. The Nightwatch was expanding its influence.
bbf3x09	major	The Nightwatch tried to use martial law in order to take over Babylon 5, and to purge politically undesirable people in USSR fashion.
bbf3x10	major	The fascist president instituted martial law on Earth and threatened Babylon 5. People were afraid to speak freely.
movie: Shadow on the Land (1968)	major	The story follows the rise of a U.S. dictator similar to how Adolf Hitler gained power.
pkded1x09	major	We saw hallmarks of a society that was sliding into totalitarianism. For example, Irene said that the government reported fake terrorist attacks in order to justify their own oppressive rule. And in class, the kids were indoctrinated with fear of terrorism. In the end, legislation was passed that made personal monitoring technology mandatory.
tz2019e1x08	major	The world was clearly an exaggerated extrapolation of Trumpian America.