A documentation of policies, laws, and actions that follow authoritarian patterns - because understanding history means recognizing it when it repeats.
This is a museum of terrible ideas that should never be implemented because they turn you into a Nazi. It documents:
- Surveillance and privacy violations
- Targeting of marginalized groups
- "Emergency" powers that become permanent
- Thought and speech control
- Active atrocities happening right now
- Corporate malfeasance and environmental destruction
Every entry follows the same pattern:
- The Pitch: How it was sold to the public
- The Reality: What it actually does/did
- The Pattern: Which historical atrocities it mirrors
Because "Protect the children" is always the authoritarian's favorite excuse.
Because every atrocity starts with a "reasonable" justification.
Because the surveillance state is being built right now, policy by policy.
Because recognizing the pattern is the only way to stop it.
dontbeanazi/
├── content/
│ ├── surveillance/ # Privacy violations, encryption backdoors
│ ├── atrocities/ # Ongoing genocides and mass violence
│ ├── targeting-marginalized/ # Laws targeting specific groups
│ ├── corporate/ # Corporate harm and malfeasance
│ ├── environmental/ # Environmental destruction
│ └── thought-control/ # Speech restrictions, propaganda
├── themes/
├── config.yaml
└── README.md
- Static Site Generator: Hugo
- Hosting: GitHub Pages
- Version Control: Git (transparent, accepts PRs)
- Content: Markdown files with YAML frontmatter
Each entry is a markdown file with frontmatter:
---
title: "Policy/Action Name"
status: "proposed/active/repealed/ongoing"
locations: ["Country", "Region"]
date_start: "YYYY-MM-DD"
date_end: null # or date if ended
justifications: ["how it was sold"]
patterns: ["which authoritarian patterns it follows"]
related: ["other-entry-slug"]
categories: ["surveillance", "atrocities", etc]
sources:
- url: "https://..."
title: "Source title"
date: "YYYY-MM-DD"
---See CONTRIBUTE.md for guidelines.
Requirements:
- Everything must be sourced and verifiable
- Multiple reliable sources required
- Archive.org links for source preservation
- Neutral, factual language (document, don't editorialize)
- Follow existing entry format
# Install Hugo
# macOS: brew install hugo
# Linux: apt install hugo / pacman -S hugo
# Windows: choco install hugo-extended
# Clone repo
git clone https://github.com/CutieZone/dontbeanazi
cd dontbeanazi
# Run local server
hugo server -D
# Build static site
hugo- Push to main branch
- GitHub Actions auto-deploys
- Site live at https://dontbeanazi.cutie.zone
This is a documentary and educational project. All entries are:
- Factually sourced
- Verifiable through provided links
- Protected as journalism/commentary
- Not liable for opinions - we document facts
Content: CC BY-SA 4.0 (share, remix, must credit, share-alike) Code: MIT License
- Issues: GitHub Issues
- PRs: GitHub Pull Requests
- Email: creature@the.cutie.zone
Remember: Understanding how atrocities happen is the only way to prevent them. This museum exists because the patterns repeat, and recognition is resistance.