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From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism published in 2003 (based on #UmbertoEcco's list)
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. -
From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism published in 2003 (based on #UmbertoEcco's list)
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. -
From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism
6. Controlled #MassMedia
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government #censorship and #secrecy especially in war time, are very common.https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/110832318168556366
#PressFreedom #SilencingTheTruth
#Censorship #FascismInTheUSA
#TrumpIsABully #TrumpIsAFascist
#Authoritarianism
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From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism
6. Controlled #MassMedia
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government #censorship and #secrecy especially in war time, are very common.https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/110832318168556366
#PressFreedom #SilencingTheTruth
#Censorship #FascismInTheUSA
#TrumpIsABully #TrumpIsAFascist
#Authoritarianism
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@Nonilex From #LawrenceBritt 's #CharacteristicsOfFascism :
11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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. -
@Nonilex From #LawrenceBritt 's #CharacteristicsOfFascism :
11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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. -
From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism
14. #FraudulentElections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns 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.#Trump says he will lead 'movement' to end #MailInVoting
Trump said he'll begin his efforts by signing an executive order.
By Hannah Demissie
August 18, 2025"The Constitution gives power to state legislatures to determine the 'times, places and manner; of holding elections, subject to acts of Congress that regulate the process."
#USPol #TrumpIsAFascist #Authoritarianism #ElectionBarriers #VoterDisenfranchisement #OverseasBallots #DisabledPeoplesBallots #DisabledPeople #Immunocompromised
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From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism
14. #FraudulentElections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns 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.#Trump says he will lead 'movement' to end #MailInVoting
Trump said he'll begin his efforts by signing an executive order.
By Hannah Demissie
August 18, 2025"The Constitution gives power to state legislatures to determine the 'times, places and manner; of holding elections, subject to acts of Congress that regulate the process."
#USPol #TrumpIsAFascist #Authoritarianism #ElectionBarriers #VoterDisenfranchisement #OverseasBallots #DisabledPeoplesBallots #DisabledPeople #Immunocompromised
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Some background about #LawrenceBritt 's #CharacteristicsOfFascism, which was sold (but not displayed) at the Holocaust Museum. The article does NOT mention that Britt's list was obviously based on #UmbertoEco's version. Oh well...
Fact check: 'Early Warning Signs Of Fascism' sign was once sold at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Sarah Lynch, July 2020
"While a poster with the “Early Warning Signs Of Fascism” was indeed previously sold in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Shop, it did not originate from the museum and was not part of any exhibition or display. Britt wrote the words in a 2003 article in Free Inquiry, which Syracuse Cultural Workers reprinted and sold with his permission."
The original poster is still being sold here:
https://syracuseculturalworkers.com/products/poster-early-warning-signs-of-fascism#LawrenceBritt #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarianism #SyracuseCulturalWorkers
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Some background about #LawrenceBritt 's #CharacteristicsOfFascism, which was sold (but not displayed) at the Holocaust Museum. The article does NOT mention that Britt's list was obviously based on #UmbertoEco's version. Oh well...
Fact check: 'Early Warning Signs Of Fascism' sign was once sold at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Sarah Lynch, July 2020
"While a poster with the “Early Warning Signs Of Fascism” was indeed previously sold in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Shop, it did not originate from the museum and was not part of any exhibition or display. Britt wrote the words in a 2003 article in Free Inquiry, which Syracuse Cultural Workers reprinted and sold with his permission."
The original poster is still being sold here:
https://syracuseculturalworkers.com/products/poster-early-warning-signs-of-fascism#LawrenceBritt #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarianism #SyracuseCulturalWorkers
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@dmacphee From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism
"11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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."
https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/110832318168556366 -
@dmacphee From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism
"11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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."
https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/110832318168556366 -
From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism
11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
"Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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."
https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/110832318168556366 -
From #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism
11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
"Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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."
https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/110832318168556366 -
#LawrenceBritt #CharacteristicsOfFascism Numbers 1 and 11...
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.11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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.Trump targets 'anti-American ideology' at Smithsonian museums
by Max Matza, 3/27/2025
"US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, which operates more than 20 museums and research centres visited by millions yearly in Washington DC and New York City.
"The order directs the vice-president to 'eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology' from the institute's museums, centres and the National Zoo in Washington.
"It also directs the interior secretary to restore federal properties, including parks, memorials and statues, which 'have been improperly removed or changed in the last five years to perpetuate a false revision of history'.
"The move is part of Trump's effort to shape American culture, in addition to politics."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjy1jmvvwzo
#ChristoFascism #ChristianRight #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Fascists #TurdReich -
#LawrenceBritt #CharacteristicsOfFascism Numbers 1 and 11...
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.11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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.Trump targets 'anti-American ideology' at Smithsonian museums
by Max Matza, 3/27/2025
"US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, which operates more than 20 museums and research centres visited by millions yearly in Washington DC and New York City.
"The order directs the vice-president to 'eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology' from the institute's museums, centres and the National Zoo in Washington.
"It also directs the interior secretary to restore federal properties, including parks, memorials and statues, which 'have been improperly removed or changed in the last five years to perpetuate a false revision of history'.
"The move is part of Trump's effort to shape American culture, in addition to politics."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjy1jmvvwzo
#ChristoFascism #ChristianRight #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Fascists #TurdReich -
Number 2 on #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism list.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of #HumanRights
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, and long incarcerations of prisoners. -
Number 2 on #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism list.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of #HumanRights
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, and long incarcerations of prisoners. -
@odaraia Number 11 on #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism list.
"11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
#Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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." -
@odaraia Number 11 on #LawrenceBritt's #CharacteristicsOfFascism list.
"11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
#Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation 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." -
So, I'm looking over #LawrenceBritt 's #CharacteristicsOfFascism and we're pretty much there here in the good ol' #USA. All 14 of them! And the sad part is that some voters sat out the 2024 US elections, or voted for #Trump, even though #Project2025 was public knowledge. Like I said to a fella who was mocking my protest signs as BS, "You'll find out soon enough." I'm pretty sure he was a veteran. Yup. Thanks for NOT defending #Democracy by voting for #Fascism. #USPol
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So, I'm looking over #LawrenceBritt 's #CharacteristicsOfFascism and we're pretty much there here in the good ol' #USA. All 14 of them! And the sad part is that some voters sat out the 2024 US elections, or voted for #Trump, even though #Project2025 was public knowledge. Like I said to a fella who was mocking my protest signs as BS, "You'll find out soon enough." I'm pretty sure he was a veteran. Yup. Thanks for NOT defending #Democracy by voting for #Fascism. #USPol
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[Thread] So, what's on my mind tonight? A lot of things, but especially the topic of #Sterilization -- both voluntary and involuntary. As we slide further into #Fascism, control over womens' bodies and #ReproductiveRights are becoming moot points -- as some in #Trump's administration are calling for #ForcedSterilization of certain people, and yet, hypocritically, #MAGA types are making #DeathThreats against women who chose sterilization. This is beyond messed up, but par for the course for Fascism. [See #CharacteristicsOfFascism Number 5: Rampant #Sexism -- #LawrenceBritt]. Read on...
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[Thread] So, what's on my mind tonight? A lot of things, but especially the topic of #Sterilization -- both voluntary and involuntary. As we slide further into #Fascism, control over womens' bodies and #ReproductiveRights are becoming moot points -- as some in #Trump's administration are calling for #ForcedSterilization of certain people, and yet, hypocritically, #MAGA types are making #DeathThreats against women who chose sterilization. This is beyond messed up, but par for the course for Fascism. [See #CharacteristicsOfFascism Number 5: Rampant #Sexism -- #LawrenceBritt]. Read on...
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Laurence W Britt was pretty much spot on, even in 1998. It just took a little longer than 6 years. I'd love to read it, but sadly it is unavailable.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2738371-june-2004
#uspol #FascismInTheUSA #fascistsarecoming #fascism #lawrencebritt
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Laurence W Britt was pretty much spot on, even in 1998. It just took a little longer than 6 years. I'd love to read it, but sadly it is unavailable.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2738371-june-2004
#uspol #FascismInTheUSA #fascistsarecoming #fascism #lawrencebritt
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@charliegalliher I've been posting a similar one by #LawrenceBritt for years, and only just recently learned about the Umberto Eco one.
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@charliegalliher I've been posting a similar one by #LawrenceBritt for years, and only just recently learned about the Umberto Eco one.
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#LawrenceBritt, "Characteristics of #Fascism"
14. #FraudulentElections
"Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns 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."
#VoterDisenfranchisement #VoterSuppression #VoterID #SAVEAct #USElections #USPol
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#LawrenceBritt, "Characteristics of #Fascism"
14. #FraudulentElections
"Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns 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."
#VoterDisenfranchisement #VoterSuppression #VoterID #SAVEAct #USElections #USPol
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@BlackAzizAnansi I think I need to update my #CharacteristicsOfFascism posts to include #Project2025 in them. It's all pretty much in line with what #LawrenceBritt laid out in 2003! #Fascism
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@BlackAzizAnansi I think I need to update my #CharacteristicsOfFascism posts to include #Project2025 in them. It's all pretty much in line with what #LawrenceBritt laid out in 2003! #Fascism
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@Nonilex
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Also time to revisit Lawrence Britt’s “14 Characteristics of Fascism”, written in 2003 after studying the #fascist regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Suharto, & Pinochet.
Emphasis on #9 given this latest #SCOTUS outrage…
“9. Corporate Power is Protected
The industrial & business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the govt leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/govt relationship & power elite.”
#LawrenceBritt
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@Nonilex
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Also time to revisit Lawrence Britt’s “14 Characteristics of Fascism”, written in 2003 after studying the #fascist regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Suharto, & Pinochet.
Emphasis on #9 given this latest #SCOTUS outrage…
“9. Corporate Power is Protected
The industrial & business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the govt leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/govt relationship & power elite.”
#LawrenceBritt
https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/fasci14chars.html -
#Fascist much, #DonTheCon? Must be reading his copy of #MeinKampf again. Britt commentary refers to "14 Characteristics of Fascism" by #LawrenceBritt.
10 alarming things #Trump has promised to do in a second term
by Judd Legum
and Rebecca Crosby
Dec 12, 20231. Trump says he will "abuse power" and be a "dictator" on "day one."
2. Trump says #ElectionFraud in 2020 gives him the power to "terminate" the Constitution
[Britt: "Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns 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."]3. Trump says he will issue "full pardons" to #January6 #insurrectionists
[Britt: "Rampant #Cronyism and #Corruption"]4. Trump says he will cut funding to schools that cover subjects he believes are "inappropriate"
[Britt: "Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts"]5. Trump says he will legally erase trans people and ban them from military service
[Britt: "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."]6. Trump says he will end birthright citizenship by executive order
[Britt: Identification of #Enemies / #Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause"]7. Trump says he will impose a new 10% tax on all imported goods
[Britt: "Powerful and Continuing #Nationalism"]8. Trump says he will investigate NBC and MSNBC for treason and potentially remove the company from public airwaves
[Britt: "Controlled #MassMedia"]9. Trump says he will demand anyone convicted of selling drugs get the death penalty
[Britt: "Obsession with #Crime and #Punishment"]10. Trump says he will order the arrest of all urban homeless and relocate them to federally-run tent cities
[Britt: "Disdain for the Recognition of #HumanRights"]Full article:
https://popular.info/p/10-alarming-things-trump-has-promised#CharacteristicsOfFascism #MAGA #Fascism #History #RabidRight #ChristoFascism #Project2025
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#Fascist much, #DonTheCon? Must be reading his copy of #MeinKampf again. Britt commentary refers to "14 Characteristics of Fascism" by #LawrenceBritt.
10 alarming things #Trump has promised to do in a second term
by Judd Legum
and Rebecca Crosby
Dec 12, 20231. Trump says he will "abuse power" and be a "dictator" on "day one."
2. Trump says #ElectionFraud in 2020 gives him the power to "terminate" the Constitution
[Britt: "Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns 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."]3. Trump says he will issue "full pardons" to #January6 #insurrectionists
[Britt: "Rampant #Cronyism and #Corruption"]4. Trump says he will cut funding to schools that cover subjects he believes are "inappropriate"
[Britt: "Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts"]5. Trump says he will legally erase trans people and ban them from military service
[Britt: "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."]6. Trump says he will end birthright citizenship by executive order
[Britt: Identification of #Enemies / #Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause"]7. Trump says he will impose a new 10% tax on all imported goods
[Britt: "Powerful and Continuing #Nationalism"]8. Trump says he will investigate NBC and MSNBC for treason and potentially remove the company from public airwaves
[Britt: "Controlled #MassMedia"]9. Trump says he will demand anyone convicted of selling drugs get the death penalty
[Britt: "Obsession with #Crime and #Punishment"]10. Trump says he will order the arrest of all urban homeless and relocate them to federally-run tent cities
[Britt: "Disdain for the Recognition of #HumanRights"]Full article:
https://popular.info/p/10-alarming-things-trump-has-promised#CharacteristicsOfFascism #MAGA #Fascism #History #RabidRight #ChristoFascism #Project2025
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Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of #Fascism
[Unattributed, but based on the writings of #UmbertoEco]
"#Historian #LawrenceBritt studied the fascist regimes of #Hitler (Germany), #Mussolini (Italy), #Franco (Spain), #Suharto (Indonesia), and #Pinochet (Chile) and found they had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism.
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 #HumanRights
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, and long incarcerations of prisoners.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…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. Opposition to #abortion is high, as is #homophobia and anti-#gay legislation.6. Controlled #MassMedia
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government #censorship and #secrecy especially in war time, are very common.7. Obsession with #NationalSecurity
Fear of hostile foreign powers 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. Protection of #Corporate Power
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. Suppression of #Labor Power
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 #HigherEducation 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 #CivilLiberties 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. #FraudulentElections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns 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.This post is a summary of Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine."
https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/
#History #Histodon #RabidRight #Antifa #Antifascism #FarRight #Trump #Putin #Russia #MAGA #Project2025 #CharacteristicsOfFascism #DetentionCenters #VoterDisenfranchisement #VoterIDLaws #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent
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Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of #Fascism
[Unattributed, but based on the writings of #UmbertoEco]
"#Historian #LawrenceBritt studied the fascist regimes of #Hitler (Germany), #Mussolini (Italy), #Franco (Spain), #Suharto (Indonesia), and #Pinochet (Chile) and found they had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism.
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 #HumanRights
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, and long incarcerations of prisoners.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…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. Opposition to #abortion is high, as is #homophobia and anti-#gay legislation.6. Controlled #MassMedia
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government #censorship and #secrecy especially in war time, are very common.7. Obsession with #NationalSecurity
Fear of hostile foreign powers 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. Protection of #Corporate Power
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. Suppression of #Labor Power
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 #HigherEducation 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 #CivilLiberties 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. #FraudulentElections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns 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.This post is a summary of Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine."
https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/
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