Fourteen

 

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism

A) Patriotic Mottos

B) Slogans

C) Symbols

D) Songs

E) Flags

2.Disregard for Human Rights

A) Look the Other Way

B) Approve of Torture

C) Approve of Long Incarcerations

D) Approve of Executions and Assassinations

3. Identification of Enemies as a Unifying Cause

 People are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy

over the need to eliminate a perceived common enemy:

A) Racial

B) Ethnic or religious minorities

C) Liberals

D) Communists

E) Socialist

F) terrorist

4. Supremacy of the Military

A) The military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding

B) Soldiers and military service are glamorized

Note: trump does not hit #4 well as clearly shown in his comments.

In particular, claimed that dead veterans are just suckers and losers.

5. Wide Spread Sexism

A) The Government tends to be almost exclusively male dominated

B) Traditional Gender Roles are made more rigid

C) Divorce, Abortion, and homosexuality are suppressed

6. Controlled Mass Media

A) The media is directly or indirectly controlled by the government

B) Censorship is very common

7. Obsession with National Security

A) Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined

A) Governments use the most common Religion in the Nation as a tool to

manipulate public opinion.

B) Religious messages and terminology are common from Government leaders.

9. Corporate Power is Protected

A) Mutually Beneficial Business/Government Relationship

10. Labor Power is Suppressed

A) Labor Unions are seen as a huge threat to a Fascist Government

B) Labor unions are either severely suppressed or eliminated entirely

11. Disrespect for Intellectuals and the Arts

A) Open hostility to higher education

B) Professors and other Academics are Censored, or even Arrested

C) Free Expression in the arts and writing is openly attacked

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment

A) Local police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws

B) People are often willing to overlook police abuses in the name of Patriotism

C) Often a National Police Force with virtually Unlimited Power

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption

A) Friends and Associates appoint each other to Government Positions

B) Officials use Governmental Power and Authority to protect friends from Accountability

14. Fradulent Elections

A) Elections are often a complete sham

B) Elections may be manipulated by smear campaigns

C) Manipulation of the media to control elections

D) Occassional Assassinations of Opposition Candidates

Fourteen Defining Characteristics of Fascism