Yup go look up Italian or Spanish Fascism. Nazism was a different animal with its extreme focus on anti-Semitism. All forms had some level of discriminatory practices, but none to the level of Nazism. It's why I call them fascists and not Nazi's....though there are a few in there that would qualify for that label. Fascism is Corporatism. Republicans are corporatists.
(to follow the list below...) 1. They practice an extreme sense of nationalism. The entire Bush administration was little more than an exercise in extreme jingoism and you are either for us or against us patriotism. Anyone who dared to stand up was shunned by the conservative press and radio outlets (see the Dixie Chicks) and we saw criticism for any politician that didn't wear their little flag lapel pin. 2. They fight against human rights. Women's rights, workers' rights, children's rights, voting rights, health care, welfare programs, etc...all on the republican shit list. The acceptance of the use of torture, non-judicial killings, and assassinations are perfectly fine by republicans. 3. They have their own scapegoat (Islam and liberals/socialists/communists). 4. They are for expanding the military budget, while decreasing the budget for programs for the poor. 5. They are very sexist and homophobic. They see that one of their roles is to protect the institution of marriage from the supposed threat from gay marriage. They support and active seek to destroy any abortion rights (also part of #8) 6. The media is controlled by very conservative corporations and thus the media has failed in its job as a watch dog, allowing conservatives to lie and mislead the public. 7. They are national security freaks to a point of tinfoil hat paranoia. The constant threat level updates and the use of the media to keep people fearful and compliant. 8. They are for combining religion (fundamentalist Christianity) and government, trying to change our government to a theocracy...pushing the Christian version of Sharia Law. 9. Corporate power and wealth is more important that looking out for their constituents. 10. They are anti-labor and very anti-union. 11. They view education and intellectuals as elitist and try to defund any arts/humanities programs. 12. Obsession with the crime and punishment...to an extreme. Can you say Patriot Act and warrantless wiretaps? 13. Rampant cronyism and corruption (both sides are guilty of this). 14. Election fraud seems to be in the purview of republicans these days as we have seen several convictions of republican officials for this. The only places that have democratic corruption on this level are democratic machines that tend to be very blue dog ish in nature rather than wholly liberal. Republicans invented the practice known as swiftboating. They even smear their own with this as they did with paraplegic veteran, Max Cleland in OH. We know how the SCOTUS handed Bush the election in 2000. Gerrymandering is a common charge against Republicans. Republican Tom Delay was convicted on charges related to this...and we see it all the time. Progressive Democrat Bernie Sanders lost his seat due to republican gerrymandering that combined his seat with another democrat's seat in a effort to reduce the number of the democratic seats in the US house from his state. Fourteen Defining Characteristics Of Fascism By Dr. Lawrence Britt Source Free Inquiry.co 5-28-3 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 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. -----Original Message----- From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 1:48 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: "Holidays on I.C.E." Do you have any idea what fascism entails? On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > How about he was just doing what is right. This isn't the middle > ages, despite the best efforts of your fascist compatriots. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 8:18 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: "Holidays on I.C.E." > > > He said she said? > > "I would like to be clear that no member is against the humane > treatment of detainees," said Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Calif. However, > Gallegly portrayed the 400 pages of new detention standards made > public in February as part of a broader effort by the Obama > administration to put the interests of illegal immigrants ahead of the > interests of American citizens and taxpayers. > > The best way to help immigration detainees is to deport them more > quickly, Gallegly said, "not to roll out the welcome mat at a posh > detention facility." > > > On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> > wrote: > > > > Oh, Llamar Smith, you are such a witty, witty soul. What are > > "holidays on I.C.E." you might ask? Well, that's what how the House > > Republican mocked Obama administration efforts to prevent sexual > > assault and improve living conditions at immigration detention > > centers. The new guidelines give detainees access to mental health > > care, the ability to report abuse and requires strip searches to be > > conducted by guards of the same gender as the detainee. This, > > according to Smith (a committee chair, mind), means that "detention looks more like recess." > > > > House Republicans on the committee continued to mock the new rules > > saying that it is turning facilities into a "college campus" and > > noting, by the ever so kind Rep. Steve King, "110 deaths is not > > alarming to me". > > > > http://jezebel.com/5897483/republicans-complain-rape-prevention-prog > > ra > > m-is-too-luxurious > > > > Really no other way to look at it. These guys really don't see > > illegal immigrants as human beings deserving basic rights. What sad, > > pathetic excuses for human beings. > > > > Juda > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:349216 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
