14 Tests for Fascism

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14 tests for fascism
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/05/05/commentary-is-ron-desantis-fascist/

A cult of tradition

An irrational rejection of modernism

Action for action’s sake

Rejection of the critical spirit, replaced by the notion that “disagreement is treason”

Fear of diversity

Appeal to frustrated middle and lower-middle classes

Ultranationalism and obsession with a plot

A feeling of humiliation due to the wealth and power of their enemies

A belief that “life is permanent warfare”

A populist form of elitism that includes contempt for the weak

The myth of the hero

The “fetishizing of machismo”

Media populism, in which the emotional response of a selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as the Voice of the People.

Using “an impoverished vocabulary and an elementary syntax, in order to limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning.
 

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All British people fit in that category!

All British people  Trumpers fit in that category!


Fixed it for you.

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Fla. Gov. DeSantis signs controversial laws limiting oversight of police.
First Amendment Foundation Executive Director Bobby Block said the bill's language was vague and unlikely to hold up in court.
"We find the law is highly discretionary and would enable responders to order reporters and citizens with smartphones to stop video or audio recording, or simply observing, in violation of their constitutional rights."

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/13/ron-desantis-signs-police-oversight-bills/7291713027759/

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Fla. Gov. DeSantis signs controversial laws limiting oversight of police.
First Amendment Foundation Executive Director Bobby Block said the bill's language was vague and unlikely to hold up in court.
"We find the law is highly discretionary and would enable responders to order reporters and citizens with smartphones to stop video or audio recording, or simply observing, in violation of their constitutional rights."

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/13/ron-desantis-signs-police-oversight-bills/7291713027759/

I thought we couldn't do any worse than Mary Fallin, then Stitt came along and said 'hold my beer'.  Sheesh.