I'm guessing the point of this whole thing is that this is a manual of things that should NOT happen in a healthy, free, democratic society; yet some of the things in it are in fact happening right now, so perhaps we recognize them.
It's similar in form to those articles that show "eight ways to ruin a meeting" [1] or "How to destroy a conversation" [2]. At least, that's my interpretation.
[1] http://mystrategicplan.com/resources/eight-ways-to-ruin-any-...
[2] http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/4/22/ho...
Inspiration for the tone : Screwtape Letters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwtape_Letters)
Interesting link to the Screwtape Letters. I never heard of that before, so I'll be sure to check that out. Thanks for the tip!