Originally posted by Fishu
2. Gitmo. That is only for one example, sufficient I might say.
5. Bush is pretty much against abortion and promotes christian values on marriage. Lots of people are alike him in the government. I suppose there are also more men than women in the higher positions and in the congress? Condoleza Rice (sp) is an exception to the male dominance, perhaps she's the "almost" factor. However, she'd make no difference to male leaders if we wouldn't know she's a she. A good reason why she's there - She's no whining lady which would be a nuisance to a fascist regime.
6. The media IS being controlled in the states. The government is using the media to push their agenda into the people. There are many ways to utilize the media without direct control or censorship.
10. I've read of many people on this board being negative towards labor unions. Wallmart or whatever mall chain is disencouraging workers from being a part of a union. I suppose republicans, as the flag holders of the corporate america, doesn't care for the unions either.
14. Florida? The past smear campaigns?
We need to review the list after next election or two. Those will mark the corner stones on the path to fascism.
Lets start with the biggest first shall we. 14
Florida was not fixed.
Like it or not, for better or for worse Bush WON Florida.
All recounts after the election. including on conducted by "THE Reverand Jessie Jackson" Showed Bush Won Florida
As for smear campaigns. They are hardly unique to the last couple of elections
2 Gitmo is a poor example. What was/is being done there isnt any different then we have done throughout our history.
Ad isnt anything any country of any type has done throughout history.
Hardly something that is unique to Facism
5 Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated.
Ummmm
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/Facts/Officeholders/cong-current.html BTW Last time I checked. Abortion was still legal
6, heh I dont know which media your watching "the 700 club" perhaps?
10. I too speak negativly about Unions. Primarily because they have gone from addressing legitimate concerns. To being unreasonable whining crybabies who just want to suck the teet dry.
Hell around these parts postal carriers dont even have to get out of their trucks to deliver mail if there is a car blocking the roadside box (poor babies)
But unions still exist and still weild considerable power.
Just because unions, or a particular union doesnt get everything they want doesnt mean its being supressed.
And many of todays labor laws make unions less important
But as for 10 " 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 suppressed. "
Today most labor unions in the United States are members of one of two larger umbrella organizations: the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) or the Change to Win Federation, which split from the AFL-CIO in 2005. Both organizations advocate policies and legislation favorable to workers in the United States and Canada, and take an active role in Democratic party politics. The AFL-CIO is especially concerned with global trade issues. Private sector union members are tightly regulated by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), passed in 1935. The law is overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), part of the United States Department of Labor. Public sector unions are regulated partly by federal and partly by state laws. In general they have shown robust growth rates, for wages and working conditions are set through negotiations with elected local and state officials. The unions' political power thus comes into play, and of course the local government cannot threaten to move elsewhere, nor is there any threat from foreign competition. In California the public sector unions have been especially successful. SOURCE
