14 Signs Of Fascism- Bush President For Life?

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Political scientist Dr. Lawrence Britt wrote an article about fascism ("Fascism Anyone?," Free Inquiry, Spring 2003. Studying the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile), Dr. Britt found they all had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism.

The 14 characteristics are:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism -Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights -Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause -The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military -Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism -The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.

6. Controlled Mass Media -Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security -Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined -Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected -The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed -Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed .

11.Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts -Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment -Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption -Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections -Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries.

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maxpane7777777 (October 28, 2008 at 10:10 pm)
I Have News For You , You Also Have Those Signs Of Fascism Its Called Liberalism. If You Notice Anything With An ISM On The End Is Fascism
cortmeister262 (October 29, 2008 at 9:28 pm)
How about "Constitutionalism".
maxpane7777777 (November 9, 2008 at 10:11 pm)
There's No Such Thing. Like Everything Else Most People Don't Know We Are Not A Democracy But Founded As A Republic. This Is Why This Country Is So Out Of Wack. We Are So Far Away From The Constitution That's Why Congress No Longer Listens To The People They Have Become A Dictatorship. The Bigger The Government The Less Freedom You Have The Less Government The More Freedom You Have. The Constitution Was Written To Limit The Size Of Government Not To Limit The Freedom Of The People.
cortmeister262 (November 9, 2008 at 10:23 pm)
Dude calm down, we are a democratic republic.
Tanui188 (October 19, 2008 at 7:20 am)
How do we prepare? What the fuck are you we going to do againist the stormtroopers? I dont know how to prepare.
we7are7legion7 (October 19, 2008 at 10:48 am)
Learn how to live without going to your supermarket for food, and without running water and electricity. Learn how to shoot, and buy a good gun and at least 1000 rounds of ammo. Learn how to hide anywhere. But most of all, organize with your friends and family members. These things have to start locally and grow from that. And be VERY discreet, they COULD be watching anywhere. Thankfully they don't have enough eyes yet.
Tanui188 (October 19, 2008 at 7:59 pm)
Thanks for the email. I got that. I am buying a gun....stocking up on some gold and buying suplies figuring clean water is going to be really important. What I want to know though is what are we going to do againist the storm troopers? They have been trained for years to fight the people and they have all the equipment. I mean when the shit goes down and the resistance begins should we try and have some coordinated plan?
MartinJWillett (September 7, 2008 at 8:15 am)
I have checked and it seems you have a point. Somewhere along the line Laurence mutated to Lawrence and people called him a doctor although there is no evidence that he has a doctorate. But that does not mean that he has not undertaken a thorough investigation into fascist regimes, it just suggests that he was an independent scholar rather than a part of a university. If we reject freelance research we wouldn't have had Einstein's greatest works. You have not shown him to be wrong or stupid.
MrBertstown (September 2, 2008 at 1:20 pm)
I know your opinion on Bush is he's bad, but what's your opinion on Harding?
cortmeister262 (September 2, 2008 at 11:49 pm)
Honestly, that's before my time.