The 14 defining characteristics of fascist regimes

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The 14 defining characteristics of fascist regimes

See which major American political party that sounds like.

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Trick question, sounds like Democrats and Republicans! WOOT WOOT for the Corporatocracy!

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Mainly Republicans, and here's why:

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.

Take a look at pictures of any Tea Party rally and you'll see this clearly. Remember when they were ragging on Obama for not wearing a flag lapel pin or putting his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance?

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.

I believe it was mainly the Republicans who were claiming that waterboarding isn't torture and that it's perfectly OK to detain people in Guantanamo indefinitely.

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.

Who is it that's always railing against atheist commie liberals? Who is it that got us into a war with Muslims in the name of fighting "terrorism?"

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.

It's mainly conservatives who support the military no matter what, drive around with yellow "support the troops" stickers on their cars, and counter any criticism of our military with indignation, not to mention constantly increasing the bloated military budget while claiming that any cuts to it is hurting the troops.

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. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

"Family Values," anyone? Anti gay marriage? Anti-abortion?

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.

I'll give them a partial pass on this one since they're not in full control of the media, and quite a bit of the media does tend to be liberal, but it's usually conservatives calling for boycotts of sponsors of TV shows they don't like.

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

PATRIOT Act, anyone?

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.

Only one party is God's Own Party. Remember how in 2012 they were criticizing the Democratic Convention for not having God included in their platform?

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.

While this could apply to both parties, Republicans in particular are totally in bed with corporations, even to the extent of getting corporations labeled as people.

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.

Republicans currently have a hate/hate relationship with unions. Look what they did to the teachers in Wisconsin.

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 and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment

Conservatives have traditionally always been pro-police (until they get pulled over, that is) and pro-crime punishment, pro-death penalty, etc.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption

Probably could apply to both parties.

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, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

While Gerrymandering is not limited to Republicans, they are currently trying to pass legislation all over the place making it harder for minorities to vote.

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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.

Meaning that "fasicsts" as Mr. Mayer calls them, value things that actually constitute a nation. A nation is defined by its values, next to other things such the nation's language, history and culture. Values are a part of the culture. These values come in forms of flags, not merely pieces of cloth, but representations of a nation's being, existence, and spirit. A representation of a nation's sovereignity. Similarly, other symbols, like animals, or certain slogans that are said in order to show support for everything mentioned above, on public displays as they should be.
For this Mr. Mayer, obviously a person that has shed everything that are mentioned above, these are unimportant, and actually evil, and a sign that fascism reigns the land.
I think that this is due to the fact that he obviously has no connection to the land and people he lives on, and therefore, is ready to discard what makes his nation a nation, including flags, anthems, common language, and etc.

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.

As this champion of human rights was never in a situation where he was actually forced to make a choice, I believe it's easy for him to say what is actually a moral choice. Whether to torture a human being for information regarding an enemy camp, or to risk the countless lives of your own brethren. Obviously this is due to the lack of connection, as mentioned above, which leads him to support whatever enemies his people do have, either inside or outside. A common characteristic of an internationalist scumbag. They are the same wherever you go.

Just to give an example, internationalists in Turkey have opposed the building of a fortified military base in a strategic location in our OWN lands, due to the fear that this would cut on the frequency of raids conducted by seperatist guerillas, whose human rights they value above the rights of our soldiers and their families. In short, an internationalist is someone who hates their own country, as they hate the concept of a country, the concept of a nation, and concept of borders, and they will support anyone that is bent on destroying these concepts, even if those have such concepts of their own.


" 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."

Just as the communists(and their offshoots, termed "liberals, "socialists" and other manners of internationalists) have branded people as fascists and reactionaries, and sent them off to gulags, yes?
If there is anyone who looks for a scapegoat for a unifying cause, it is the internationalist, as he lacks any form of other factors that can unify people, like for example, a common identity, a common national goal, common national regalia, history and etc., they use scapegoats.
In this manner, I do not differentiate between internationalists who have different views on economy. For example, the capitalists of today, internationalists, who do not recognize boundaries, races, nations and etc. have found a way to further their capital interests both abroad and domestic with making people scared of terrorism. This has nothing to do with patriotism or nationalism. Fear in most part, does not serve to instill people with any of these.

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.

As for internationalists, there is no need for a military at all. For them, any amount of funding given to the army is disproportionate, and even in cases when one's country is in danger, the dissidents, deserters, defeatists, and those who claim conscientious objection to military service are often those who conform with the previously mentioned cases. For them, there is no difference between one's own and the enemies soldiers, as they claim that nations, boundaries and etc are artificial, they claim that any war is a matter of fact, a domestic issue, a domestic issue between brothers.

No country allocates funds to the military, or anywhere else, where it is not needed. Supporting an army is no easy task, especially for countries like the US, where military service is not done by mere conscripts.

Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

And indeed it is the state that is the guardian of the family institution, since the state sanctions things that form the basis of a family, like marriage. On the other hand, internationalists do not believe in the institution of family-they see the family as nothing more than another form of servitude, in which case a child ought to listen to his parents, and look up to them for guidance. They also dislike the notion of being a parent as it gives them under an obligation to look after a child, and they hate obligations, for that matter, they love abortions, if their usual birth control fail them, or if they dislike using them, they can simply go and have one.
Indeed, ignoring that governmental institutions in human beings are mostly "dominated" by males, due to nothing more than the nature of our species having dimorphism that favors the male. In ancient times, the leader of a tribe would be selected amongst the strongest of males. It's nothing more than what nature has given us. The usually naturalist internationalist who dwells on the edges of what his most animalist instincts tell him to do, usually disregards this fact in favor of some obscurely inspired idealism.

. 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.

For the internationalist, the media is a place where every sorts of depravity ought to run rampart. The government is entitled to regulate the media as it is entitled to regulate many other things. The internationalist dislikes the insitution of the government, and therefore dislikes any and all regulations put forth by the government. Censorship is there to keep the spirits of the public high. And sometimes to protect the public from the likes of the Mr. Mayer. Censorship in the media is tied to the censorship that is present in the public. If we witness a murder, we close the eyes of the children that we have with us. If we witness an act of indecency in public, we do not let it happen. Similarly, the media is tied to what is acceptable, and what is not according to public eyes. Not otherwise as this one would claim.
But indeed, according to internationalists, the public is nothing but a collection of fools. As they are so vain to see themselves as being unique snowflakes and intellectuals beyond measure, they loathe public opinion, and anything that is tied to it. But they cannot really go on to insult the public, as that would diminish their own following within it, so they blame it on "fascists" and of course, the government, police, army and etc.

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

And the writer would say that national security is not an important thing, yes? It'd be foolish not to be obsessed with it.

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

Wrong. That is the work of an internationalist government. Obviously the writer is not very keen to point out that nationalist governments are often born from destroyed monarchies and theocracies and espouse other forms of identities to people.

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.

Indeed, and from what I can see, Nazi Germany sent their industrial and business aristocracy to the camps, as did my own country levy heavy taxes on his own as they were unwilling to part with their wealth, and used the money to fund public projects.
A nationalist government does not require the support of the rich, it requires the support of the poor, and the middle class. It is often the rich who oppose the coming of a nationalist government, and instead, require relaxed public and economic liberal policies.
If the internationalist, capitalist government of America were to be suddenly become a nationalist government that was keen on nationalizing institutions, you could bet your balls that your corporates would protests, and eventually leave the country.

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.

Now the communist comes into play. Again you speak of "labor power", something the west lacks entirely, as they have others do the labor for them. Immigrants for example. And the reason they're employed is due to the fact that they're not a part of a labor union.
So perhaps before really going on to ranting about it, you should do something about the immigration problem, that takes away your jobs, and makes your unions powerless, as a matter of fact.

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 and letters is openly attacked.

Oh, do they? Nationalist nations do as a matter of fact encourage higher education, as the lack of higher education would mean that that the country is unable to advance. On the other hand, your lovely comrades in China, Vietnam and Cambodia, who ask even the lowliest school teacher to report for political re-education, only to turn up dead, in mass grave, covered with lime.
Similarly, free expression and etc. is only seen to be attacked in those regimes, your comrades in internationalism, followers of Marx and Engels.

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.

As the internationalist also disdains the notion of laws, and the existence of a police force that is there to enforce laws, no matter what the police does, they'll say nothing. As a matter of fact, the police are taken from the people, not imported from somewhere else.
Since the internationalist loves anarchy, and every form of expression of anarchy, they believe that people should have the right to riot as they please, while being protected by police against those who are not willing to have chaos reign in the streets.

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.

Well, I believe that is the case for every nation, not just whatever you hold to be "fascist". If that be the case, the said nation would probably not last for a week, lest it be overrun by any other nation adjacent to it.

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, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Usually there is no need for an election in a nationalist country.
Therefore, frauds related to elections are not commonplace. Same for your internationalist, communist brethren, as they do not employ elections in the sense that we know of today, you have a North Korea under which the leadership is given from father to son, very much like under a monarchy. The internationalist also loves to complain about election frauds, mainly due to the reason that they always lose elections, and they simply cannot comprehend the reason why. So they figure that it must be the work of fascists.