The fourteen reasons that the first post was completely off!!!!
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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.

Answer: WE LIKE TO CALL THIS PATRIOTISM. We love our country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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.

Answer: I AM GUESSING THAT THIS HAS DO WITH THE WAR IN IRAQ. WE ARE FIGHTING A WAR TO SET A COUNTY FREE FROM A VICOUS DICTATOR THAT SLAUGHTERED HIS OWN PEOPLE. IF YOU THINK WE ARE VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS MAYBE YOU SHOULD LOOK AT ALL OF THE INNOCENT PEOPLE BE DECAPITATED.
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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.

Answer: SADDAM WAS NOTHING BUT AN ENEMY TO THE UNITED STATES AND OUR WAY OF LIFE. THIS WORLD IS TO SMALL TO THINK THAT SOMETHING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT WILL NOT AFFECT US.
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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.


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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.
Answer: I HAPPEN TO RECALL A FEMALE SENATOR THAT MIGHT BE RUNNING FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN 2008!!! NUFF SAID!
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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.


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7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the
government over the masses.

Answer: THIS ONE IS VERY VERY EASY. REMEMBER A LITTLE THING THAT HAPPENED ON 9/11??? I SURE AS HELL DO.
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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.

Answer: REGUARDING AMERICA THIS IS UNTRUE. WE ARE A COUNTY WITH MANY RELIGONS AND BELIEFS. THIS IS WHAT MAKES US GREAT. WE RESPECT ALL RELIGON. NO ONE RELIGON STANDS OUT BECAUSE NO SINGLE RELIGON CREATED THIS COUNTRY!
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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.



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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.


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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.