I don't know. This Trayvon thing seems to be CONSUMING America

[MrMickeysMom]

54. What about the 14 points?

Do you have trouble with the list as a whole and the what has historically been documented in the history of fascism?

I have trouble with lists, too, when they appear as talking points, rather than notations on history in regard to what a particular society experiences.

When looking at "nationalism", I compare and contrast the American experience with the rise of Hitler in Germany, but, this can also be compared to other countries. When I think of "nationalism in the United States", I think of our early experiment with each wave of immigration, whether other factors, such as assimilation to society and the health of society assisted in new Americans' assimilation into what we've historically called "culture". Relevant to the status of the other 13, I believe we prosper when we are open to what this nation is becoming.

When I think of the extreme nature of one culture over another under the guise of "America - Love it or leave it!", or, "Build a higher fence", or, "Speak English!", or "The United States nuclear capabilities are better than other countries, except Israel", I begin to examine the point of "nationalism" in a more serious way. Taken as a whole 14 point checklist, I'd say we are in dangerous territory.

I have no problem evaluating and considering the 14 points of fascism as a checklist