Isn't funny how the people who support much of the policies that Hitler and the Nazis instituted?

Question

(gun confiscation, class and racial warfare, bigger government) are the first to call their opponents Nazis?

I may not like everything that GWB has done while in office,
but he's no Nazi. I find it interesting that the types of outrageous government abuses of American citizens that happened under the Clintoon Administration (Ruby Ridge, Waco, Elian Gonzalez incident) have ceased since GW took office...

But maybe that's just me.

Answer 1

14 Defining characteristics of Facism

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.

Answer 2

Not a single authority or valid glossary defines fascism or Nazism as anything but right wing. Associating them with the left is a fraud which can only gain traction in places and minds where there has been no exposure to valid research or consistent scholarship. And it is disgusting that this ridiculous lie is even being addressed. Hitler came to power in a right-wing coalition in 1933. The party was heavily financed by the biggest corporations in Europe, including the French right wing, by the way. People who haven't read valid history and listen to propaganda shills of the ultra-right neo-Nazi movement in American spout this madness, but it has no basis at all. Such statements ought to be treated with the contempt they deserve, and ridiculed at every turn and opening of the ignorant mouths which spew them.

Answer 3

What abuses with : Ruby Ridge, Waco, Elian Gonzalez???
What happened in all these would have happened with GWB
You don't rise to power in any country without doing something that the people like, and despite what the media are allowed to say, Hitler started off being popular

Answer 4

Yeah... it's hillarious.

And as for nazism and fascism vs modern liberalism you're forgetting that Bush is for large government. Think about how he pushes the patriot act (ability to look into one's life... and no I'm not going to comment on if this act was good or bad) and other such bills and actions. He's economically and socially conservative, but when it comes to government he has a lot to say about how I live my life. Whether or not you think that's good is your own opinion. But I know Bush isn't a nazi or hitler or the anti-christ. But neither are the liberals. Fascists and nazis are FAR outside of modern casual politics.

Oh and this wasn't a question.

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And to those who STILL believe Hitler was a socialist, stop going by what NAZI stands for. Obviously Hitler's social control of such that was listed in this "question" point to a liberal government but when it comes to control of economy he was conservative. It's a hard thing to analyze because it's rare nowadays that anyone's socially, economically, and government-controlled conservative. Hitler was a mix, but his conservative traits and views far outweighed his liberal ones. www.politicalcompass.org did a study and put him on the map. Obviously he's way out to the top right of the diagram.

Anyway..

Answer 5

Who supports gun confiscation? Is that what you were told would happen if there were tougher gun control laws?

What class and racial warfare is occuring and who is supporting it?

Big Government? Take a look at the deficit honey and then tell me who supports big government.

Seems you will believe just about anything.

Answer 6

The Bush administration seems to be following the Nazi playbook. The basic appeal of the extreme right-wing fascist Nazis was glorification of militarism and nationalism, anti-liberal and anti progressive left-wing ideas, promotion of Christianity, hatred for Jews, homosexuals and other minorities, etc.

The Nazis skillfully used propaganda to stir up hatred, fear and aggression. Invading other sovereign countries was accepted by the German people as the perfect right of the German Reich.

The Nazis were also fond of referring to their left-wing enemies, as well as any minority group that they didn’t like, as the “enemy within.” Meanwhile they pursued policies of favoring big government, eliminating trade unions and favoring certain giant corporations and involving them in basic aspects of governing, to the benefit of both.

Answer 7

Blah.. Political arguments usually turn into who is more of a disgrace. Between Clinton and Bush, I'd have to go with Bush. Sure he hasn't killed as many people as Hitler, but he's working on it. Clinton sucked too, though I say not quite as bad. Please, no Hilary or Jeb, lets get some new blood in the white house in 08.

Answer 8

Interesting to note that people who mention Waco don't mention
the sexual assault off children by a perv named David Koresh..
If someone claims to be "religious" he is almost automatically
forgiven even he is a sick @#$@$#.

Answer 9

Bush has created a bigger government than Clinton did, so I don't know how that got in there. I also don't think that Clinton advocated racial warfare, as your question suggests. Black people love Bill Clinton!
Learn something. Your question isn't biased, it's just wrong...

Answer 10

How many articles in print have journalists compared this administration to the Orwellian nightmare in 1984?