If FACISM is "when business controls goverment", do you think that the United States is a facist country?
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We may be headed there. Or that is what it looks like anyway. I previously asked a similar question based on something I was reading about characteristics of a facist government.\n\nI am not saying the current administration meets all the criteria but quite a few of them resemble much of what goes on today in the U.S.\n\n\n1. Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism\n2. Disdain for the importance of human rights.\n3. Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause.\n4. The supremacy of the military/avid militarism.\n5. Rampant sexism.\n6. A controlled mass media\n7. Obsession with national security\n8. Religion and ruling elite tied together\n9. Power of corporations protected.\n10. Power of labor suppressed or eliminated\n11. Disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts\n12. Obsession with crime and punishment\n13. Rampant cronyism and corruption\n14. Fraudulent elections.\n\n\nhttp://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=library&page=britt_23_2&back=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.secularhumanism.org%2Flib%2Flist.php%3Fpublication%3Dfi%26vol%3D23
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Probably many more--just by word of mouth. I do not understand your use of facism--are you talking about your question??
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Eventually?  I believe this has already occurred.  Those who think Americans live in a democracy are sorely mistaken.  There are two main forces that currently control America: The conservative corporations and the liberal media.  (Neither of those statements are intended to be a negative judgment on either group).  Those two groups are the ones with the money, and the power.\n\nI'm not sour about that.  But I do think that anyone who thinks that every person has a say is fooling themselves.  Both of these groups, over time, have gotten very good at positioning their message so that the majority of people will vote for their candidate.
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Woe. Bush meets that criteria!\n\nCentralization of authority. Yep!\nDictator? Call him what you want. Dictator is close.\nStringent economic controls?  Yep. The government controls about everything, including 50% of you paycheck if you aren't rich!\nSuppression of opposition? Bush is known for that. Just ask that CIA agent, or all the records the government seized.\nNationalism and Racism? Hmmm. American language as the "Official" language and just look at the border situation and the fence.\n\nIf he isn't he is sure damn well on his way...don't you think!!
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It is called freedom of speech, the same thing you are practically using now. No. They aren't jealous, but remember that each and everyone that hates the US have a different excuse, based on their upbringing or political belief. It is hard to just quantify them wiht a single label.
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This is not a neo-fascist country or government.  You may be referring to the statements that this country is becoming neo-conservative. This is because of the influence that Bush is allowing in his policies and administration by extreme-religious organizations.\n\nAs seen by the whole seaport security issue with Dubai, even Bush's own party, the Republicans, will stand against him and his policies if they feel Bush is wrong - Congress won and Bush had to give up his position, yet no one in Congress has been killed. I would say there is any comparison to our government and fascism.
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I think it's at least oozing or slithering facism!\n\nIt is so ominous and dangerous. We can not stand by and watch it destroy our democracy and erode our civil liberties.
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As I understand it, yes it does, if said action is being used as an expression of opinion and harms/risks no one.\n\nIt's disrespectful, true; but on the other hand, the US of A is not a flag---it's a history and a people, and most importantly, a system of governance that was originally intended to grow with society while still preserving basic freedoms and rights. A flag is merely a symbol, that many people see in different ways (see opinions on the Confederate Battle Flag, for example). What really matters is that our laws preserve our freedoms and support our rights---as the founding fathers intended. I worry far more when a law is implimented that violates those rights, than when some yo-yo burns a flag for the tv cameras. One of them results in a pile of soot and a lot of hoo-ha... the other directly affects my rights and freedoms as a citizen.
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Attention:  Update...America IS a medieval fiefdom with a small minority of lord and lady plutocrats and everyone else either in the professional, bureaucrat or manual labor slave classes or the warrior cult.\n\nNo need for them to cut and run; after all, the oligarchy of wealth and power is in COMPLETE control of the situation!
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There may be a conflict here, however  you can not have one with out the other.  True Capitalism will only work in a true democracy.  Whenever the government steps in to control all business you will usually find one type of totalitarian government or the other running things and this takes capitalism out of the equation and make for a very dreary life for those working in that country.  Capitalism is a system of hope, if you are poor in a capitalist society you have hope of climbing out of being poor.  In a non-capitalist society if you are poor that is where you can expect to stay.
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I don't think the majority of this country has a superiority complex. Government might... ha ha. Americans are self-involved and don't seem to care what goes on in other parts of the world. That might fuel the superior stereotype.
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I believe that most Americans are under the illusion that they truly have free speech, true democracy. etc..   Compare the actions of previous actions of dominant empires throughout history.  Have we transformed or are Americans fooled by a cleaver rouse.
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It would have to be Zionists and Jews capitalists who run Ur country (US). Ignore these stupid comments! Microsoft is not the biggest corporation in the world. The others such as Toyota, Davine, GM etc. are. The Switzerland banks are more power full. Who runs our world? capitalists! not "Bill gates" as a principle answer. of course  doesn't have any thing to do with the world!\n\nHaliberton, Dick Cheny, etc do these make sense?!
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Supposibly, the US is one of those countries and people that hateus say the world is under our control.
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America will not and cannot mind it's own business.  That's because business will mind America.  Business interests own America.  When you see us try engaging in foreign policy... it is to protect our private businesses and industries.\n\nNationalism was superceded by big business a long time ago.\n\nIs this a bad  thing?  Sometimes yes and sometimes no.  It depends on the scenario.
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I believe there is to a certain extent. I think that some powerful and rich people put their money where there mouth is, so to speak. They decided the time had come to change the perspective of the majority by using thier money to promote the changes they see as productive for our country. In order to continue to live in a free country we must allow freedom. Who is behind it, well I assume that perhaps George Soros may have much power behind the scenes so he might be one. We  cant have it both ways folks. Either we are free or we are not. The government regulating our sex lives is too much. The government is not our daddy nor do we need one. Allow everyone the freedom to be who they are and quit harrassing them.
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I think it could become a reality.  I know alot of people will get ticked about this, but I think the place to see a system of government that is the closest to that is France/Germany.  The thought police are alive and well there, and remember, our crappy economy is not our fault, it's the evil Americans fault.