What should be done about Russia and Ukraine?

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128. Cool, the rebranded 14 points of fascism

Anybody else remember that one? It was real popular during the Bush years. It was a vague, somewhat descriptive list of characteristics of fascist regimes that got bandied about quite a bit back then. It was quite convincing as long as you didn't know anything about any country in the world, including your own. This new checklist is no different.

If you don't believe me, that's cool. All your points, except the last, can be shown to apply to the US today. As for the last, homosexual behavior was only legalized in the US in 2003 and gay marriage is more or less illegal throughout the country. Of course, the last is really a red herring, given that, until recently, there were damn few, if any, regimes that didn't criminalize homosexuality. Granted, Russia is swimming against the tide on that particular issue, but if gay-hating is a necessary indicator of fascism, someone should have told Stalin and Mao.