AlterNet: Who's Watching the Watch List? By John Graham:

My name is on a list of real and suspected enemies of the state and I can't find out what I'm accused of or why, let alone defend myself.
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I don't think it's like Germany in 1936 -- but, look at Germany in 1930. Primed by National Socialist propaganda to stay fearful and angry, Germans in droves refused to see the right's extreme views and actions as a threat to their liberties.

And don't forget that frog. You know that frog. Dropped into a pot of boiling water, he jumps out to safety. But put him into a pot of cold water over a steady flame, he won't realize the danger until it's too late to jump.