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kentuck

(111,052 posts)
Sun Aug 24, 2014, 04:08 PM Aug 2014

Freedom of speech, freedom of assembly....

..once proud virtues of our democracy.

Now, nothing more than empty slogans of nationalism.

But if you wish to march silently, with tape over your mouth, then that is permitted. The powers that be will not be challenged.

Order and security are the only priorities, not some perceived "rights" by a brain-washed citizen.

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Freedom of speech, freedom of assembly.... (Original Post) kentuck Aug 2014 OP
14 Signposts of fascism blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #1
 

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)
1. 14 Signposts of fascism
Sun Aug 24, 2014, 04:26 PM
Aug 2014

1. "Nationalism"
2. Demeaning human rights
3. Identification of scapegoats
4. Militarization of police force
5. Overt sexism
6. Controlled media
7. Obsession with security
8. Fusion of religion and government
9. Corporatism
10. Labor power is suppressed
11. Demeaning of intellectualism and the arts
12. Obsession with crime and punishment
13. Rampant cronyism and corruption
14. Fraudulent elections


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