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The 14 Defining
Characteristics Of Fascism
Free Inquiry
Spring 2003
5-11-3

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:
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 wide------ 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. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
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 and letters is openly attacked.
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, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.



FIRE AT WILL BITCHES. :6

Unemployment ownes. If you don't see some frightening similarities then you my friend are wearing rose colored glasses.

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This might be a little too deep for this forum....

Put your faith in God, not in man. O0

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bah. tell us something that we dont know.

good read none the less.

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god can't save us from george dubbya

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the only similiarity between fascism and "republicans" is a pipe dream made up by anti-american liberal fruitcakes

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:y Have you ever noticed how whiny Liberals are?

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all those things in that list and complete extremes which are not even remotely close, not even in the same ------- universe as whats happening right now


btw sorry cs i hit modify instead of quote on accident :)

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I love how easy it is to start a party war. If conservatives don't like what you say then you are automatically a bleeding heart liberal. If you support some conservative ideas then your are a nazi conservative.

.Keep that blind faith patriotism rockin. I realize that you are a stubborn closed minded person and that's OK. If someone doesn't agree with what the government is doing then they are anti American? :l

Let us not forget that our country was founded by people who disagreed with English rule. If the Revolutionary had not been successful then they would have been tried for treason. By your logic they were anti English.

How about a few examples:

Obsession with national security
The Patriot Act. End of story.

Supremacy of the military.
Well first we invaded Iraq under false pretenses And it looks as if we are going to invade Iran as well. We have lots of problems going on at home. If you don't see them you must live in a bubble.

Sexism.
Well Condeleeza Rice may be a woman but....... :4

Rampant Cronyism.
Read the news much?

I don't claim to be a political expert, but I am also not naive enough to believe that everything is as it appears and that all people in positions of power have everyones best interest at heart.

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Don't you love how rupublicans like to stereotype? ;)

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Its a shame the democrats are such pussies. There is no arguing that Bush is a terrible president.

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bush is the greatest president of all time.

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Fixed ;)

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i love bush, he's my idol. i want my kids to grow up to be just like him.

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Republicans Democrats, the same side of the evil coin.

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im not stubborn or closed minded

everything you listed there is far into fantasy

there are more minority and women in bush's admin than any other.
obsession with national security? remember that when you are either blown up or saved. because one or the other "national security" will be a factor

yes they were anti-english, which was the right thing to do. if you want to live in a socialistic/communist state, move there. the US didnt become the greatest, and most free country ever on earth because of socialisim.

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I do not want to live in a socialist or communist state. You are further illustrating what I stated earlier conservatives and liberals. How could you possibly construe what I said to mean that I support a socialist or communist state. I love my country just as you do.

If you have not read the Patriot Act then I suggest you do so promptly.

I am sorry but I refuse to trust an administration that used 911, there is some compelling evidence and video to suggest that it was a government op, to unite us and ignored intelligence reports to get us to support a war in the most unstable region of the planet.. Don't get me wrong. I support our troops but the fact remains that we were led to believe that Iraq was a threat when in fact it has been reported over and over that they posed no more of a threat to us than they did after the Gulf War.

I wish the reality was only fantasy. Then I would not have to be terrified of those who I entrust my safe keeping.

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THE SKY IS FALLING!!! ::)

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It is? Holy ---- :o

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Steath for the kill. >:D

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which part of the patriot act do you have a problem with?

9-11 is not a government conspiracy, the fact you posted this means you lose all credability

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RS he's got you all figured out

you really should look at the papers and see what the AMERICA thinks about bush, and please stop defending this faggot of a president.

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'
the america?

so you think some cum guzzling liberals at a newspaper represent americans?

2004 Presidential Election by county.
http://www.uwsp.edu/business/poutine...tion_map04.jpg

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wow thats so impressive. :o The population is so evenly distributed in America :1

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HALLO ! ! !

2004

hahaha i wish i had something like that to show you about his approval rating in 2006.

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yeap, and the people who voted for kerry are inner city, cum loving faggots obviously :)

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I think it's been confirmed that 10 of the red boxes in Kansas only have 10 residents. :P

Bush's approval raitings aren't good, and shouldn't be good, but I think half of the "bad ratings" have no clue and are only following the "loud crowd". I don't hold those people highly in the debate.

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steve has anyone ever asked you what you think? i doubt it. no one has ever asked me. no one has ever asked anyone i know. where do they pull these numbers out of???

i'll tell you, i see them polling people in downtown all the time. of course the poor faggots living downtown are going to be liberals

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Nobody has ever asked me ----, because they know the common sense party is taking over in 2016, and they can't stop the bum rush.

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Lies. I asked you about ---- at Chevy's when baby bin ladin was picking up chicks. Common sense party is a good idea. I'll write you in, my nigga O0

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Bitch, you ain't no pollster.

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here is my comon sense party

https://www.homemadeturbo.com/jbliss.../m14_scope.jpg

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Coka-cola? ??? That's not common sense, that's stupidity.


http://www.kommunalbogen.dk/img/arti...si-art2928.jpg

(the old school logo only ownz you further) 8)

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Yup, The fags that live in the cities that were actually attacked by terrorists. Its wonderful that people living in the middle of nowhere away from whats really happening know whats best for the country instead of the people who actually live around it.

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acually they all want free ----, most of the people that live in large cities are poor, and blame the government for not giving them enough

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Only poor people live in cities? Its very easy to Sterotype an entire region to try to prove your point. With all this defending of Bush do you really think him and his administration are doing a good job?

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Riddle me this RS.

Why is it Why has it been reported that several government execs were told not to fly that morning?
Why is it that buildings designed to withstand an impact from a similar sized airliner collapsed?
Why was the collapse of building 7 consistent with a controlled demolition pull?
http://www.jonesreport.com/images/wtc7_collapse2.mpg
http://www.wtc7.net/articles/FEMA/WTC_ch5.htm
Did you know that NYC OEM and the mayors office, who was coincidently not present that morning, were in building 7?
How is it that magically the next day we have 19 suspects? Are we that ------- good?

How deep does the rabbit hole go? :l Do some research.

Stating that I have no credibility because I said there is some compelling Evidence is foolish. Again illustrating your blind faith. :-*

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Random Strike 1
Whitey 0

Inner cities are where you can tell the people the government is going to give you such and such as long as you vote democrat. They aren't smart enough to know that democrats haven't done ---- for any of them, yet they still vote that way because even if we aren't getting free ----, the other side is a bunch of rich con artists. Common sense party ownz all of you.

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Why is it Why has it been reported that several government execs were told not to fly that morning?

purely conspiracy, what internet website did you find that at? lol

Why was the collapse of building 7 consistent with a controlled demolition pull?
because the building collapsed on itself, just like a controlled demolisher would have a building do

Did you know that NYC OEM and the mayors office, who was coincidently not present that morning, were in building 7?
? i guess that could never happen ::)

How is it that magically the next day we have 19 suspects? Are we that ------- good?
because they checked the attendence on the planes and singles out these sand ------s? how hard is that to do?

watch out! i see a black helicopter out your window!!!!

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Oh ---- how did you know?

Are your feathers ruffled yet? :4

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Thats some of the dumbest ---- I've ever read in my life.