Well, if you read it and do the opposite, you know how to prevent a nascent dictatorship from taking shape or fight it when it's already in place (although in that case, you would probably not be able to read this document).

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...