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Time to post again the 14 defining characteristics of fascism. [View all] woo me with science Aug 2014 OP

We seem to fit some, if not all, of those here in America newfie11 Aug 2014 #1

The GOP edhopper Aug 2014 #3

Corporate Dems are complicit in all of them, too. woo me with science Aug 2014 #8

+1. Nt newfie11 Aug 2014 #25

+2 840high Aug 2014 #33

Absolutely!! This is not another excuse for partisanship. It's a deeply systemic problem. n/t RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #41

Hell yes..... daleanime Aug 2014 #44

I have to agree, both parties want me to die, and die quickly for the sin of becoming too ill. Dragonfli Aug 2014 #45

You speak for millions, woo me with science Aug 2014 #95

One would think, delete_bush Aug 2014 #97

Are you lost? nt woo me with science Aug 2014 #98

Brilliant response. delete_bush Aug 2014 #99

+ another Scuba Aug 2014 #67

Yup, basically the Republican party platform. JaneyVee Aug 2014 #54

4. Supremacy of the military BlueStreak Aug 2014 #2

That was one of the main stated goals of the national security apparatus post 9/11 . . . Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #16

I wrote one of the first published timelines truedelphi Aug 2014 #56

Seriously? Good God. Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #61

On the website?! woo me with science Aug 2014 #83

I know, I know. truedelphi Aug 2014 #85

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption Octafish Aug 2014 #4

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #19

Not this nonsense again. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #5

That's a great argument, as long as you don't think about it nxylas Aug 2014 #11

Why think? It just hurts Jakes Progress Aug 2014 #34

Someone tried this sad line of argument woo me with science Aug 2014 #14

+1 Enthusiast Aug 2014 #22

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Resistance is futile" Zorra Aug 2014 #23

Where did you find this picture of littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #57

That's the infamous Chuckles, the Sensible Woodchuck. Zorra Aug 2014 #73

I think that's the center square on 'why American isn't a fascist state' bingo. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #51

+1 It also helps not to keep records. woo me with science Aug 2014 #81

When your definition is reached it is too late and conditions have been moving closer TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #17

+1 Enthusiast Aug 2014 #21

+2 Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #52

Can we really post openly? truedelphi Aug 2014 #76

You're free to post openly so long as anything you say is inconsequential. hunter Aug 2014 #79

Great post. woo me with science Aug 2014 #82

Torturers are patriots, woo me with science Aug 2014 #6

Sounds like Russia and the US should be near the top. n/t pampango Aug 2014 #7

You are quite few....... clarice Aug 2014 #9

Our President maintains "Kill Lists." woo me with science Aug 2014 #10

"you are quite few". . . huh???? niyad Aug 2014 #58

I meant missing quite a few. nt clarice Aug 2014 #70

K&R ReRe Aug 2014 #12

K&R TDale313 Aug 2014 #13

Check,check and check...... joanbarnes Aug 2014 #15

K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #18

When the "smaller government" meme comes to fruition we will be there. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #20

Some info on Laurence Britt. He's not a Dr. and never claimed to be. RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #24

Looks like we are batting 1000 on that list. JEB Aug 2014 #26

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #27

Malloy read this on his show.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #28

#2 - is this Obama's justification for torture: grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #29

"Must America Go Fascist?" RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #30

Bookmarked LittleGirl Aug 2014 #31

America is all 14 characteristics . Now how do we go back to being a democratic Republic geretogo Aug 2014 #32

It'll prpbably take more Fergusons to get rid of fascism. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #53

DURec leftstreet Aug 2014 #35

I Hope Dr. Britt Credited Umberto Eco: "14 Ways Of Looking At A Blackshirt" cer7711 Aug 2014 #36

K&R n/t bobthedrummer Aug 2014 #37

You've been talking about this since DU was new, bobthedrummer. Octafish Aug 2014 #38

Number 5 tea and oranges Aug 2014 #39

A simpler definition is better. happyslug Aug 2014 #40

Sometimes "simple" is just that. delete_bush Aug 2014 #66

I stole it from someone else, but it reduces Fascism to its core happyslug Aug 2014 #69

I'm not sure where to begin... delete_bush Aug 2014 #88

No Doubt Any More - Welcome To The New Amerika cantbeserious Aug 2014 #42

Recognizing the problem is part of the battle, but it's time we start doing something rhett o rick Aug 2014 #43

Bernie Sanders. Elizabeth Warren. And You! cer7711 Aug 2014 #46

Naw! The three of us are just full of rhetoric. We need someone seriously looking at a rhett o rick Aug 2014 #47

We see so many of these in America now, especially after 9/11. blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #48

It appears to me that this list was written with that intention. tritsofme Aug 2014 #91

One of the reasons WW2 was so terrible is that it created the illusion that we'd permanently craigmatic Aug 2014 #49

Free Download - It Can't Happen Here - Sinclair Lewis - How Fascism Comes To America cantbeserious Aug 2014 #60

And those countries that are high on this list are low on the index of global peace (below): pampango Aug 2014 #50

Excellent post. K&R Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #55

k and r as often as needed. niyad Aug 2014 #59

those are simply reasonable steps for our own safety, remember... whereisjustice Aug 2014 #62

Man, why does this list look so familiar? calimary Aug 2014 #63

That sounds like some Teabaggers. sakabatou Aug 2014 #64

Why are you (and most everyone else) delete_bush Aug 2014 #65

^^Lists are really cool and require no thought. Progressive dog Aug 2014 #68

I�m preparing my own list delete_bush Aug 2014 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author delete_bush Sep 2014 #102

can you refute anything on that list--with, as you insist, "footnotes" (why in quotes??) niyad Aug 2014 #72

I put footnotes in quotes to draw attention to delete_bush Aug 2014 #84

you did not indicate where you see that the list is wrong, just some vague references niyad Aug 2014 #90

�keep trying, I need the laughs� delete_bush Aug 2014 #92

wow, I guess I really hit a nerve. you have no idea who I am or what I know or believe, but niyad Aug 2014 #94

You�ve hit nothing so far, delete_bush Aug 2014 #96

This can never be posted often enough hifiguy Aug 2014 #71

I wouldn't argue with 90% of this. brutus cassius Aug 2014 #74

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #75

I have them bookmarked. old guy Aug 2014 #77

Gulp! nt Laffy Kat Aug 2014 #78

K&R nt raouldukelives Aug 2014 #80

Sascha Cohen said it best at the end of "The Dictator": Initech Aug 2014 #86

Nice cantbeserious Aug 2014 #87

10 Similarities Between Ultra-Conservative Republicans and Nazis GiveEmEnoughRope Aug 2014 #93

in reading some of the responses to this list, I am reminded of a quote attributed to voltaire: niyad Aug 2014 #100

My question to you would be, delete_bush Aug 2014 #101