Trump, Bannon and the Coming Crisis

[Eric the Green]

(02-04-2017, 02:59 AM)Warren Dew Wrote: I look at that list and I see the US under FDR during WWII.

Rather absurd statement.

We are all aware of Lawrence Britt's fourteen signs of fascism

1. Pervasive nationalism  FDR worked with allies to defeat nationalism and establish the United Nations
2. Disdain for the value of human rights  FDR outlined the four freedoms, and paved the way for the UN Declaration of Human Rights spearheaded by his wife
3. Scapegoating of pariahs  Japanese internment, arguably
4. Avid militarism  FDR spoke often about how he hated war.
5. Sexism   FDR's first lady was a major force for change
6. Controlled mass media  Fireside chats are hardly "control." Media was free.
7. Corporate power exalted  FDR put corporate power under strong regulation for the first time, to the extent that he was proud of the hatred which the corporate bosses had for him. Corporations became the arsenal of democracy, so that corporations served the nation rather than the other way around.
8. Labor power crushed  FDR empowered labor unions, establishing the National Labor Relations Board 
9. Majority religion co-opted  FDR did not use religion for his purposes
10. Exaggerated concern for national security   FDR's concern for national security was well-founded in those days. Or you don't think the Nazis and Japanese were a threat?
11. Contempt for arts and intellectualism  FDR very much promoted them
12. Brutal treatment of offenders   No such treatment
13. Cronyism and corruption   Not at all. Less corrupt than most presidents
14. Fraudulent elections   None