What is FASCISM ?
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Fascism, modern political ideology
that seeks to regenerate the social, economic, and cultural life of a country by
basing it on a heightened sense of national belonging or ethnic identity. Fascism
rejects liberal ideas such as freedom and individual rights, and often presses for
the destruction of elections, legislatures, and other elements of democracy. Despite
the idealistic goals of fascism, attempts to build fascist societies have led to
wars and persecutions that caused millions of deaths. As a result, fascism is strongly
associated with right-wing fanaticism, racism, totalitarianism, and violence.
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Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology (generally tied
to a mass movement) that considers individual and other societal interests subordinate
to the needs of the state.
Fascists seek to forge a type of national unity, usually based on (but not limited
to) ethnic,
cultural, or
racial attributes.
Various scholars attribute different characteristics to fascism, but the following
elements are usually seen as its integral parts: nationalism, statism,
militarism,
totalitarianism,
anti-communism,
corporatism, populism,
collectivism,
and opposition to
economic and political
liberalism.
- Wikipedia Article on Fascism |
Fourteen Defining
Characteristics Of Fascism
By Dr. Lawrence Britt
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- Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist
regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia)
and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common
to each:
- 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.
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 7.
Obsession with National Security
- Fear
is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
- From Liberty Forum
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http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_constitution&Number=642
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GW Bush and rthe 14 Points of FASCISM :
http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm
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The Concise Encylopedia of Economics Fascism Article :
http://www.econlib.org/LIBRARY/Enc/Fascism.html
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Leon Trotsky's 1930-1932 Phamphlet - FASCISM -- What It Is and How To Fight It -http://history.eserver.org/fighting-fascism/
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Copy of Dr. Lawrence Britt's ORIGINAL Article defining the 14 Points of FASCISM
: FASCISM, ANYONE ?
http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/britt_23_2.htm
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Dave Emory's (Anti-Fascist Researcher) Audio Programs can be found Here :
Audio FIles
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Dave Emory's Book List can be Found Here :
Text Files
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Enclopedia Britannica's Article on FASCISM :
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9117286/fascism
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"Fascism is on the march today in America. Millionaires are marching
to the tune. It will come in this country unless a strong defense is set up by all
liberal and progressive forces... A clique of U.S. industrialists is hell-bent to
bring a fascist state to supplant our democratic government, and is working closely
with the fascist regime in Germany and Italy. Aboard ship a prominent executive
of one of America's largest financial corporations told me point blank that if the
progressive trend of the Roosevelt administration continued, he would be ready to
take definite action to bring fascism to America."
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War is a Racket By General Smedley Butler :
http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm
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Aaron Russo's Film - - -America : Freedom To Fascism :
http://www.freedomtofascism.com/
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