Is the U.S. a fascistic regime?

Question

Has the U.S. surcumb to be a fascist regime? The criminal conduct the Bush administration displays and defends as being constitutional can easily be compared to many other fasict regimes that came before them.
Here is a link to fourteen signs of fascist regimes developed by Dr. Britt Lawrence by reviewing the conduct of regimes like Mussolini, Hitler, Pinochet, Stalin and he like. http://www.doublestandards.org/fascism1.html

Answer 1

Fascistic remains hyperbole at this point. But, the US is more right than it ever has been, and drastically further right than every other western democracy. The whole paradigm is shifting right - the democratic party now is situated somewhere close to where the Nixon administration would have sat. The democratic party would easily be the conservative option in most other western nations.

There's a legitimate possibility that the political climate will actually equate to fascism in years to come. People have historically made the mistake of assuming it can't happen in their own backyard, and it's always missed because it doesn't happen overnight.

I don't make that point to get into a conservative vs liberal mud-slinging debate, I make it because I'm genuinely scared that this can and is happening.

Answer 2

Fascism -A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.

Does the US sound like this? NO, we have freedom of choice, expression and religion and many more. Do we have stringent socioeconomic controls? No, Americans are allowed to be who they want to be, the government, for the most part, stays out of our lives and lets us choose what we want to read, where we want to travel (except Cuba, but hopefully soon!), etc. We have censorship, but not like Afghanistan or any country where they burn books other than the Koran, etc. I do not agree with Bush and the war, but as a "state" America is not fascist. Now, if you stated you question differently, "Is Bush a fascist?" there could be another argument.

Answer 3

Fascism is a term (traditionally) used to refer to a system of government which meets a certain set of criteria. According to Wikipedia:

"fascism is a radical totalitarian political philosophy that combines elements of corporatism, authoritarianism, extreme nationalism, militarism, anti-anarchism, anti-communism and anti-liberalism."

The US meets a lot of these criteria, but some it does not.

Corporatism: yes, the US is heavily corporate. It is one of the most capitalist country out there.

Authoritarianism: no, the US is still a democracy, although there are allegations of voter fraud.

Extreme nationalism: yes, people just blindly follow what their leaders tell them while saying the US is the best country on Earth, etc.

Militarism: yes, just look at Iraq and Afghanistan.

Anti-anarchism: yes, but this isn't such a big point.

Anti-liberalism: well, somewhat, but not enough.

Anti-communism: yes, with flying colors.

Answer 4

Interesting question and interesting website but no there isn't a word yet to define the new US regime. It is something beyond fascism and even more underhanded. Certainly religion, brain-washing, and propaganda are involved (like fascism) but this new deviation is sneakier and has more of the people fooled. It is business run and the power comes through the money. We'll need a new term for it. Maybe 'Capitalistic Submission' or something like that.

Answer 5

to Kevin:

fas·cism Audio pronunciation of "fascism" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fshzm)
n.

1. often Fascism
1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
2. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.

That does sound like the way things are going right now. Frightening - but that is my opinion and I can back up each of those

Answer 6

Those points were started with the intent of portraying Bush as a fascist and they were fashioned and distorted to fit that round peg into a square hole. Considering most of them do not even apply, except in the fevered and delusional minds of the Bush-haters.

You toss about words like 'fascist', 'criminal', etc, but you don't prove them and they are unprovable - because they are lies.

The closest I see to fascism is the Goebbels-type propaganda you people use against Bush, America and the Repubicans.

Answer 7

Know by definition the U.S. is not a fascistic regime.....though I seriously think that the democrats would love too see this country slip to being a socialist country......Thankfully that G.W.Bush and the Republican party will never let that happen!

Answer 8

It should be legal to deport retards like you to a country with a fascist regime. Then maybe you'd appreciate how wonderful and free our country is. You are either 14 or retarded. Either way, you need to grow up, get educated, and learn to appreciate just how easy you have it.

Answer 9

This will be a valid question if in 2008 Bush seizes power & starts killing his political opponents, otherwise you, and other flaming left wing liberals like you are just embarrassing yourselves with lunatic fringe accusations.

Answer 10

Firstly Stalin wasn't a facist, he was a hard line communist. Secondly, if this was a facist society you would be at the bottom of a 6 foot hole in the ground right now.