naturegirl
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Hey I thought this thread was about commies, but someone wants to make it about fascists. Where's that off topic smiley??? Yay!! I found it.
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Hey I thought this thread was about commies, but someone wants to make it about fascists. Where's that off topic smiley??? Yay!! I found it.
Hey I thought this thread was about commies, but someone wants to make it about fascists. Where's that off topic smiley??? Yay!! I found it.
Hey I thought this thread was about commies, but someone wants to make it about fascists. Where's that off topic smiley??? Yay!! I found it.
Hardly, one cheap shot deserves another, IMHO.
Whatever douchebag.
Does anyone recognize any of these 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 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. Opposition to abortion is high, as is
homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national
policy.
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 uncomm on
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 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.
The ones I bolded fit the right wing and the Tea Party very well.
I mean, if we are going to play absolutist games, let's do it, Adolph.
LOL That is quite the stretch Maybe if you used bigger font, would it then become believable.
Just don't like looking in the mirror, do you?
A better and peaceful world is possible — a world where people and nature come before profits. That’s socialism. That’s our vision. We are the Communist Party USA.
. The Communist Party has an unparalleled history in the progressive movement of the United States.
We are the party of the African American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, all other Latino American, Native American, Asian American, and all racially and nationally oppressed peoples, as well as women, youth, and all other working people.
Hey I thought this thread was about commies, but someone wants to make it about fascists. Where's that off topic smiley??? Yay!! I found it.
Hardly, one cheap shot deserves another, IMHO.
Make your own thread or suck the smileys up like a man.
sissy
Socialists/Communists? They're the same entity. I've always said that. It's like Chavez in Venezuela calling himself a 'Socialist.' In reality he's just your average Communist. But Communism is out so now they use the term 'Socialist' instead. Socialism is Communism. Informed people know this.
Hardly, one cheap shot deserves another, IMHO.
Make your own thread or suck the smileys up like a man.
sissy
That's your answer, another cheap shot?!?!
Socialists/Communists? They're the same entity. I've always said that. It's like Chavez in Venezuela calling himself a 'Socialist.' In reality he's just your average Communist. But Communism is out so now they use the term 'Socialist' instead. Socialism is Communism. Informed people know this.
This proves that the posts in question are NOT off topic. Hitler was also a Socialist.
Socialists/Communists? They're the same entity. I've always said that. It's like Chavez in Venezuela calling himself a 'Socialist.' In reality he's just your average Communist. But Communism is out so now they use the term 'Socialist' instead. Socialism is Communism. Informed people know this.
This proves that the posts in question are NOT off topic. Hitler was also a Socialist.
Yes Hitler and the Nazis were loyal Socialists. Socialism/Communism/Fascism? They're all the same thing in the end...Oppressive Government Totalitarianism.
Hardly, one cheap shot deserves another, IMHO.
Make your own thread or suck the smileys up like a man.
sissy
That's your answer, another cheap shot?!?!
This proves that the posts in question are NOT off topic. Hitler was also a Socialist.
Yes Hitler and the Nazis were loyal Socialists. Socialism/Communism/Fascism? They're all the same thing in the end...Oppressive Government Totalitarianism.
Exactly. The are all on the far left side of the one dimensional, X-Y axis political spectrum.
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10 foot pole
C'mon Lib, Dems, Progressives! Let's hear your side of it
Whatever douchebag.
. If you think Hitler was a socialist, you're an ignorant moron, AND going to hell. End of story.
"Socialists/Communists? They're the same entity. I've always said that. It's like Chavez in Venezuela calling himself a 'Socialist.' In reality he's just your average Communist. But Communism is out so now they use the term 'Socialist' instead. Socialism is Communism. Informed people know this. "
Incredible stupidity, cold war dinosaur. First of all socialism is ALWAYS democratic. It's amazing how duped you are. Chavez was elected, is NOT a dictator, very popular, 70%...sorry about democracy. Turn off the Foxcrappe.
Most lefties deny it exists because they do not want the American people to know truth about themMost rightie wingnuts don't really understand exactly what communism is.
. If you think Hitler was a socialist, you're an ignorant moron.