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Re: [LiteracyForAll] The Fourteen Characteristics of Fascism
- To: arn-l@interversity.org, LiteracyForAll@yahoogroups.com
- Subject: Re: [LiteracyForAll] The Fourteen Characteristics of Fascism
- From: "PRISCILLA GUTIERREZ" <pgutpgut@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:23:58 +0000
- In-reply-to: <001801c7be9f$7c5ac730$2f01a8c0@yourxhtr8hvc4p>
Rely on a one-time article? I never suggested that was my m.o. - I
appreciate the "compliment" on my critical thinking skills. I was merely
sharing information I thought worth passing along. If it is a hoax, so be
it.
And thanks for the tip about tompaine.com, but I am not convinced the NY
Times is as credible as you allude to...
Priscilla Gutierrez
Outreach Specialist
New Mexico School for the Deaf
...change is inevitable, growth is optional...
From: "GERALD BRACEY" <gbracey1@verizon.net>
Reply-To: arn-l@interversity.org
To: <arn-l@interversity.org>, <LiteracyForAll@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [arn-l] [LiteracyForAll] The Fourteen Characteristics of
Fascism
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:57:33 -0400
You can find a ton of stuff in reliable sources like the New York Times and
TomPaine.com to keep your self on your toes about loss of civil liberties
an deomocracy. You need not rely on a one-time article by an unknown
somone why really might not exist for that. If this guy--if he exists--is
so concerned, why did he publish one 2003 article and disappear? Rings
hoax to me.
Jerry
----- Original Message ----- From: "PRISCILLA GUTIERREZ" <pgutpgut@msn.com>
To: <arn-l@interversity.org>; <LiteracyForAll@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [arn-l] [LiteracyForAll] The Fourteen Characteristics of
Fascism
Well, Jerry, Britt's work may not hold up to a credible analysis, per se.
But I still think the list is thought-provoking and should keep us on our
toes...
Priscilla Gutierrez
Outreach Specialist
New Mexico School for the Deaf
...change is inevitable, growth is optional...
From: "GERALD BRACEY" <gbracey1@verizon.net>
Reply-To: arn-l@interversity.org
To: <LiteracyForAll@yahoogroups.com>, <arn-l@interversity.org>
Subject: Re: [arn-l] [LiteracyForAll] The Fourteen Characteristics of
Fascism
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:55:51 -0400
I don't think this is a full fledged hoax--some guy named Lawrence Britt
did write an article for Free Inquiry in 2003. It could be a pen name.
So far as I can tell, he has absolutely no qualifications for such an
analysis. If you put his name into Google, you'll get thousands of hits,
almost all of them identical and calling him a political scientist. Many
give him a doctorate.
It appears, though, that his one claim to fame is this article. No
published work shows up before or since except a novel, June 2004, a 1998
political thriller about a fascist takeover in the U. S. It's 1,740,000
on Amazon's best selling list.
I've seen the list over the years. It's very facile but I don't think
there's any serious, credible analysis underlying it.
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: wildes@pdx.edu
To: LiteracyForAll@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [LiteracyForAll] The Fourteen Characteristics of Fascism
Anybody who thinks we're living under fascism, read something about
life in Nazi Germany or North Korea today. The CENTRAL characteristics
of fascism involve extreme control of people's lives. These other
characteristics just accompany those. I'm not saying there aren't lots
of abuses going on today, but it seems disrespectful of people who
have really lived under fascism to equate it with our very free and
(for many) privileged lives in American today.
Sorry if my contrarianism annoys anyone, but I think open discussion
of these issues is important. A truly fascist country would ban this
listserv.
sandra
uoting PRISCILLA GUTIERREZ <pgutpgut@msn.com
> Dr. Lawrence Britt, a political scientist, in studying the fascist
regimes
> of Hitler, Franco, Pinochet and others identified 14 characteristics
they
> all had in common. It will not be a surprise how many fit the
current
> administration. Here are some of them:
>
> 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.
>
> Note: Bush's commutation of Libby's sentence, considering he
approved of
> the execution in Texas of a woman who killed her husband after
year's of
> abuse is very telling indeed.
>
> Supremacy of the Military: Even when there is widespread domestic
problems,
> the military is given a disproportionate amount of government
funding, and
> the domestic agenda is neglected. Soliders and military service are
> glamorized. (What's the latest figure on our national deficit?)
>
> Rampant Sexism: The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost
> exclustively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional
gender
> roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is
homophobia
> and anti-gay legislation and national policy.
>
> Controlled Mass Media: Sometimes the 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 wartime, is very common. (Armstrong
Williams,
> anyone?)
>
> 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.
>
> 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 are common from
> government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are
> diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
>
> 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 (Halliburton, Reading First, anyone?). It is not
> uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even
treasures to be
> appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
>
> 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 opppressed.
>
> The rest of the characteristics can be found at
> www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/fasci14chars.html.
>
>
>
> Priscilla Gutierrez
> Outreach Specialist
> New Mexico School for the Deaf
>
> ...change is inevitable, growth is optional...
>
>
>
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