If you don't like the present state of the U.S, get the **** out of here!!!!
Quit wasting my time!

I didn't hear a peep from you pre 9/11.....you all should be rounded up and
deported!!!


"MagicMush" wrote in message
news:xxvkc.325216$oR5.288719@pd7tw3no...
LOL. Sounds like the current state of the US.


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http://www.omnicenter.org/warpeacecollection/facism.htm

The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism
Free Inquiry http://www.secularhumanism.org/fi/
Spring 2003; 5-11-03

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.

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 (sic) 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.