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14 CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM / WE HAVE THEM ALL

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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.

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.

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.

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Piggie-backing in full support of the above by Mark Sashine on Friday, Sep 1, 2006 at 7:44:13 AM
PANURG by Allen L Roland on Friday, Sep 1, 2006 at 11:46:40 PM
More Like 11 Characteristics by RRRRComposer on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 at 12:07:49 AM
MORE LIKE ELEVEN by Allen L Roland on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 at 12:11:27 AM
May I add by B.Tucker on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 at 3:22:36 AM
RRRRComposer by 007s bretta on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 at 1:16:04 PM

 
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