Are you familiar with the 14 principles of #fascism? They’re in the thread below. I’m going to begin putting current examples below each. #RT for help with #crowdsourcing, esp in #Florida. I’m working on a larger project and would love some help.
1 - POWERFUL & CONTINUING NATIONALISM

Fascist regimes make constant use of:
a. Patriotic mottos
b. Slogans
c. Symbols
d. Songs
e. Flags
2 - DISREGARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights can be ignored because of fear of enemies and the need for security. As a result, people tend to:
a. look the other way
b. approve of torture
c. approve of long incarcerations of prisoners
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. socialists
f. terrorists
4 - SUPREMACY OF THE MILITARY

a. military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding
b. soldiers and military service are glamorized
5 - WIDESPREAD SEXISM

a. 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
c. book burning/banning
7 - OBSESSION WITH NATIONAL SECURITY

Fear of such is used as a motivational tool by the government/rulers 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 among government leaders
9 - CORPORATE POWER IS PROTECTED

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 are 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 their friends from accountability
14 - FRAUDULENT 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. occasional assassination of opposition candidates
Voter fraud in FL is rare and most that have been arrested were republicans. Election fraud though? Far bigger issue, including the @TheFLGOP backed ghost candidates. To gin up fear, @GovRonDeSantis is creating an election police force. cbsnews.com/news/desantis-…
The story that blew the lid off one of the biggest ghost candidate schemes that led to the election of two republican state legislators in otherwise competitive districts. orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-dar…

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