--------THE 14 SIGNS OF FASCISM (Any of these look very familiar to you as of late?)---------

Fourteen Defining

Characteristics Of Fascism

By Dr. Lawrence Britt

Source Free Inquiry.co

5-28-3

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 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. 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.

On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:34:22 GMT, ultimauw@hotmail.com (A Texan from

Connecticut) wrote:

>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

Actualy abortion is a favorite tool among the facist minded. Google

"abortion" and "the Negro project"

> and homosexuality

>are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian

>of the family institution.

On Apr 19, 12:34 am, ultim...@hotmail.com (A Texan from Connecticut)

wrote:

> Fourteen Defining

> Characteristics Of Fascism

> By Dr. Lawrence Britt

> Source Free Inquiry.co

> 5-28-3

>

> 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.

Where's Obama's lapel flag? Commercials link buying a product with

patriotism with flags in the background and referencing nationalistic

phrases. The people getting upset if the mistakes of our Government

are pointed out--it's anti-American, unpatriotic, etc.

>

> 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.

Who would Jesus waterboard? Habeas Corpus? Who needs habeas Corpus?

Trials are for sissies...just lock them up and throw away the key...we

don't need to prove them guilty. Some lawyers who have tried to

advocate for these tortured and disappeared people have been punished.

>

> 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.

>

But they hate our freedom. They hate our democracy. They they they.

And if we don't give the rich tax breaks, not only do they win but

they might come over here and the proof of our failure will come in

the form of a mushroom cloud.

> 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.

The United States spends more on it's military than all of the other

countries of the world combined. Criticize General Petraeus? But

he's so pretty in his uniform. Look at all those shiny medals. What,

are you a terrorists support?

>

> 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.

>

Well, these symptom of fascism is also the same symptom of

Republicanism.

> 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.

>

Fox News is Fair and Balanced. How dare you imply otherwise. So what

if Rupert Murdoch admitted that he tried to manipulate the viewers of

Fox News into supporting the war?

Remember all that reporting of all the scandals and criminal

activities of the Bush administration? Yeah, me neither. Perhaps all

the reporters were sleeping in on those days.

> 7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational

> tool by the government over the masses.

I forget, am I suppose to wrap myself in plastic during Terror Alert

yellow or red? You know, if you don't support Bush, the terrorists

will do stuff to us....kind of like when they did stuff while Bush was

kind of just sitting there reading a book.

>

> 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.

Remember how many times the candidates were asked if they believe in

god and other nonsensical questions?

>

> 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.

Eli Lilly was protected by a provision in the Homeland Security Act of

2002. For some reason, if you can't sue Eli Lilly, terrorists get

scared and stay away from America. Telecoms get immunity for breaking

the law? Sure, it's all good. Let lenders do whatever they want and

then bail them out for the tune of billions of tax payer

dollars....sure, it's all good. Tax breaks for oil companies...well,

those poor oil execs are only getting a hundred million a year.

They're starving.

>

> 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.

Well, this started happening under Reagan and continued through the

two Bushes and Clinton. Milton Friedman would be proud of the way

workers have become cheap.

>

> 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.

>

Colleges are filled with liberals and anti-Americans. They teach

science in them schools.

Finkelstein denied tenure because of his critique of Israel's

policies.

Congress threatens to cut funding to Columbia because President

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a speech there.

> 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.

One in every hundred Americans is in prison. We lead the world!!!

>

> 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.

http://www.oldamericancentury.org/bushco/cronyism.htm

>

> 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.

What, are you telling me that the Supreme Court choosing the President

falls under the heading of fraudulent elections?

Caging voters isn't illegal...as long as you control the Department of

Justice.

Diebold is German for, "you're too stupid to vote. Let us vote for

you."

Here is a quote from Mein Kampf:

"The fight which Fascist Italy waged against Jewry's three

principal weapons, the profound reasons for which may not of been

consciously understood (though I do not believe this myself) furnishes

the best proof that the poison fangs of that Power which transcends

all State boundaries are being drawn, even though in an indirect way.

The prohibition of Freemasonry and secret societies, the suppression

of the supranational Press and the definite abolition of Marxism,

together with the steadily increasing consolidation of the Fascist

concept of the State--all this will enable the Italian Government, in

the course of some years, to advance more and more the interests of

the Italian people without paying any attention to the hissing of the

Jewish world-hydra.

"The English situation is not so favorable. In that country

which has 'the freest democracy' the Jew dictates his will, almost

unrestrained but indirectly, through his influence on public opinion."

http://www.ihr.org/ http://www.natvan.com

http://www.thebirdman.org http://www.nsm88.com/

http://wsi.matriots.com/jews.html