Rampant Sexism: One of the 12 Signs of Fascism: Which of the signs do you see and why is it important?

Question

Here's a web site displaying pictures and captions of the 12 Signs of Fascism, with Rampant Sexism being one of the 12 signs: http://mvp-seattle.com/Pages/pageFascism.htm

Rampant Sexism is defined by this site as:
"Governments of fascist states tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Traditional gender roles are made even more rigid and exaggerated.

Condemnation of abortion and a virulent homophobia are commonly built into broad policy."

Which of the 12 Fascist signs do you see present in our society, and why do you think it is important?

Answer 1

All of them unfortunately.

1. Exuberant nationalism: "With us or against us" (nevermind democracy?)
2. Enemies identified: (Though I'd argue enemies UNidentified as true to American present, and a Fascist sign)
3.Rights Disappear: The Patriot Act
4. Secrecy demanded: (Perhaps the holes in the 9/11 commission report?)
5. Military Glorified: "Support the troops" (Yeah, support them by sending them into open combat to a certain death, nevermind supporting them in a way that brings them home safe to their families)
6. Corporations Shielded: (Enron anyone?)
7. Corruption unchecked: (A picture says a thousand words)
8. Media controlled: (Neo-conservative rhetoric available as front page news, troop death count? pg a-17 if your lucky)
9. Rampant Sexism: (The supreme court being unbalanced scares me to death, literally)
10. Intellectual Bullying: (Higher importance placed on blue-collar income levels, that which does not require education, meanwhile declaring policy of off-shoring thereby negatively affecting the same class-status that's being glorified)
11. Police militarized: (Patriot Act again)
12. Elections stolen: (2000, Florida)

Then again I'm a wee-bit anti-bush so I'm probably biased.

EDIT:
Great quote and book recommendation Bijou! Thanks

Answer 2

Rampant Sexism

Answer 3

I think that quite a few of these signs are present under the present administration in the US. I happen to abhor the present administration. However, to the extent that we should call it fascist, it should be on the basis of specific policies, e.g. failure to respect habeus corpus and other Constitutional protections, and not on the basis of some "symptomology".

This sort of hatchet-job pseudo-scientific nonsense has its origins in the New School for Social Research, also known as the Frankfurt School, one of whose leading lights, Marcuse, gave hippies the slogan "Make Love not War" (he believed sexual repression led to fascism and militarism). They studied the "authoritarian personality", but their methodology was flawed on many counts.

But I'll put it this way: if Hitler was a vegetarian, that doesn't make all vegetarians into Nazis. Nor does a cluster of characteristic common to fascist regimes (but also present in other regimes) make all regimes who fit those clusters "fascist".

Answer 4

What a load of hysteria inducing propaganda! Do You mean to tell Me that You think so very little of Your fellow Humans that You do not trust Them to be able to work things out for Themselves? This is the sort of thing that is reserved for people who are looking for a cause in which to believe. Are You going to lead Us to the light at the end of the tunnel, or just point the way to the hole in the wall?

Answer 5

Rut-roh. You found my hot button!!! I see ALL 12 of those signs, easy!

Check out this book:
American Fascists "The Christian Right and the War on America" by Chris Hedges.

I particularly enjoyed the chapter dealing with conversion techniques, and am afraid now of the big bad xians that are coming to brainwash me (peeking out my window now...).

My favorite quote of all time is:

"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the American flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis

The area I live in is full of elitist conservatives. I did not pick it, my husband grew up here before they 'took over'. They have been unsuccessful at getting his god forbid black family out of town. They now have the builders wooing his family and neighbors. No chance of immenent (sp?) domain because this land was given to his family after slavery ended and is historically protected! hahahahahahahaha. Off subject but there it is.

My kids were tortured incessantly in elementary school for being agnostic, which to a xian is the same thing as atheist. The school eliminated holiday parties altogether, and I've actually heard parents and teachers go on about how their rights as xians are being violated. BY NOT HAVING A CHRISTMAS PARTY AT SCHOOL. Are you kidding me?? I'm tempted to carry a copy of the constitution around just so I can wave it in their face. I fear they are doing it on purpose, you know, 'divide and conquer'. Scares the living hell out of me. These people really are crazy, and I'm ready to pick a fight with a fundie right now. You want some a this??? Huh? Do ya? Do ya??

I'm the only outspoken liberal I know for miles. Sure, there are other liberals, but they're 'closet liberals'. I wanna pull them out and shake the crap out of them!! Wake up! Do something!! Come fight with me! Let's save the world together!

Ok, I'll stop. I'll just get to flaming here and that's never good. I have a tendency to ramble, and re-post. I will try to be good today. :)

EDIT: I tried :(

I also meant to add that I gave in, after years of begging and let my then 8 year old son join the boy scouts. Did you know they get these boys by advertising thru schools ? The boys are also asked to sign a Pledge to God decree. My son did all this willingly, what kid doesn't want to go camping with other boys and make pine box derby cars?? So I let him. It lasted all of a few months. He tired of the incessant praying at the beginning and end of each meeting. There was a little east Indian boy who joined too, and my son said he felt really bad for the kid. His Mom and I pulled them out at the same time. I even overheard the other Mom's/Dad's talking about her like she was dirt. WTF??? She was a f-ing pediatrician!!!

EDIT: OMFG, look at this!
http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/problem_detail.asp?SDID=6143:1893

Is this for real??? LMAO.....
nobody better give them my name......

Answer 6

women were highly valued in nazi germany:- there was even a special medal for women who had more than the average number of children.

and while magda goebbells had no official position we have overwhelming evidence that adolf hitler took her opinion on political matters far more seriously than that of many of his senior officials.

there was certainly no blanket objection to abortion in nazi germany. it was very nearly compulsory for jews, romanies, and the congenitally deformed.

broadly speaking the sillier the idea the more shrilly it will need to be argued.

does this sound familiar?

Answer 7

Being prolife does not make one a fascist.

Answer 8

One of the trouble signs I see in this country is the fact that women feel that they have the " right" to kill their preborn children.

Answer 9

wel to be honest i dont have a clue so i better hush unlike some people who open there mouth n its like chimney

Answer 10

You should do your own homework.