Can you tell me what characteristic of fascism we need to see to call this government fascist?

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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.

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, and the like.

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, and the like.

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 i s 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 the media are directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media are 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, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Do we need all or with just one is enogh?

Answer 1

ok. Again good one..

Answer 2

1933 the Election in Germany was legitimate.
Political correctness is a form of Fascisim. You must be the correct kind of intellectual as practiced in the IVY LEAGUE.
You forgot Socialisim hence the term National Socialisim....
Hezbolla has community services....
The Todt organization was a Union oriented organization Much like the AFL-CIO you just needed correct thinking to get anywhere. Independent unions were discouraged.
In Nazi Germany religion was suppressed, and Embraced in Italy and Spain. Japan the Em[eror and Shinto. In the Middle East Baathist had secular tendencies while the Shiites and factions of Sunni's embraced Islam. What is important is that there was access to education. All were anti-west and Anti-Jewish.
Liberals had a monoply on the Media for a long time.
You left out the portrait of the leader The State is embodied by one leader..

Answer 3

Why ask a question when you provided all of the answers? Yes if your only basis for opinion is the american media (which is so very limited) one could come to the conclusion that america is leaning toward fascism. Sure there are problems with the system but focus on this instead..... the reason america is not is because there is open debate about them. Regardless of special deals behind closed doors because this happens in every form of government.

Answer 4

Control over the people.

Answer 5

Wrong, dude.. when it was around fascists loved to be called fascists.. and what's more they believed they were making a better system.. well some nutcases did. This is just a hate speech to hate people!

Answer 6

Well, a tank outside your house preventing you from writing this on an unregulated mass communication device. Should you fail to cease writing it the tank will destroy your house with you in it in an obvious violation of your human rights. That's what we'd have to see.

Answer 7

"Its the end of the world as we know it ... and I feel fine..."

I'm not sure where you got your list - it seems to be a list of
the woes of the United States, not particularly a definition of
Fascism.

However, if I had to add to the list, it would be where much
of the country's intelligence is based on neighbor spying on
neighbor.

Of course, that's how we're supposed to spot communists
I mean terrorists, right?

Answer 8

I don't know if I would call it facism just yet, but it's getting close. Bush did say he would rather be a Dictator because it's easier.

Answer 9

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10 are probably the ones that solidify it.

Yes, the U.S. is a "soft fascist" society today.

Answer 10

I assume you meant the governments of the Middle East, such as Iran. You've described them perfectly.

Your wording makes it seem that you meant the US, which is, of course, stupid. I'm sure that isn't what you meant.

Answer 11

u just gave yourself the answers