Fourteen Defining Characteristics of Fascism: 1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism Fascist regimes make constant use of: ■ Patriotic mottos ■ Slogans ■ Symbols ■ Songs ■ Flags #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Nationalism #PowerfulNationalism #Ultranationalism #Patriotism #NationalSymbols #PatrioticSymbols #Flags #Slogans #PoliticalSlogans #NationalistSlogans #StateSymbols #PoliticalPropaganda #Authoritarianism #Ideology

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Fourteen Defining Characteristics of Fascism: 2. Disregard for Human Rights Human rights can be ignored because of fear of enemies and the need for security. As a result, people tend to: ■ look the other way ■ approve of torture ■ approve of long incarcerations of prisoners ■ approve of executions and assassinations #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #DisregardForHumanRights #HumanRightsViolations #IgnoringHumanRights #StateRepression #Authoritarianism #SecurityState #FearPolitics #Torture #PoliticalPrisoners #ExtrajudicialKillings #AbuseOfPower #SecurityOverFreedom #RuleOfLawUndermined

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Fourteen Defining Characteristics of Fascism: 3. Identification of Enemies as a Unifying Cause People are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common enemy: ■ racial ■ ethnic or religious minorities ■ liberals ■ communists ■ socialists ■ terrorists #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #IdentifyingEnemies #CommonEnemy #UnifyingCause #Scapegoat #Scapegoating #Othering #UsVsThem #PoliticalPropaganda #Authoritarianism #PoliticalStrategy #TargetingMinorities #PoliticalTargets #DivideAndConquer

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