I imagine that the clergy and fascist elite will remain literate, and that public readings of approved material becomes common. The true patriot need only follow what is in his heart, for the wisdom of God and the leader will light the way.” I imagine it something like “The true patriot need not read, for reading is the tool of the Marxist what will lead you astray. More importantly, and the part that keeps me up at night, this rejection will be framed as embracing freedom - and rejecting the Marxist-something-something indoctrination of the media. It will be a mass rejection of literacy among the facist base as a tool of elite, (insert fascistic terms of your choice here) intellectuals. When the fascists come for literacy in the United States, it won’t be something á la Fahrenheit 451 or Brave New World - in which people just forget reading in the embrace of hedonism.

I’ve had this thought bumping around in me noggen for a bit so I’m just going to hurl it into the void and hope someone more talented than me can use it for something.