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Characteristics of Fascism, Fascism (Continued) - Coggle Diagram
Characteristics
of Fascism
Powerful emphasis on NATIONALISM
Question: who is considered part of the "nation"?
Exclusive of some
Patriotic mottos/slogan
symbols
Claim is: our Nation is under
attack/threatened
Blood purity
accusation of nation's blood being "polluted"
Backwards looking
IDs a time when the Nation was strong
must be restored to our former greatness
time of pride
we've lost our status
we must restore pride
Disregard for Human Rights
to restore our greatness and defend ourselves from threats, we must break some rules and be tough
Violence is encouraged
or tolerated
by supports
encouraged by the leader
secret police or military
executions/torture/
long prison sentences for
"going against" the nation
political assassinations
political opponents
to the leader
purges of military
preceded by calls for political violence
violent talk becomes tolerated
Enemies identified as scapegoats
Used to unify support
for the gov't or leader
racial, religious, ethnic, political (liberals, communists, socialists) Terrorists
immigrants
A single male leader emerges
plays masculine stereotypes of strength and virility
anti-feminine
traditional gender roles
Anti-LGBT
gov't nearly exclusively male leadership
abortion outlawed
also, birth control may be limited or illegal
Cult of personality
Military power is emphasized
rebuilding military power
draft
hero worship of military people
military people take on
political positions
military funding emphasized
Attack on/taking control of mass media
state owns radio, newspaper, etc.
heavy censorship or communication
firewalling the internet
punishing speech/reporting
attack on media freedom/AKA freedom of the press
discredit/eliminate critics
Censorship and book banning/burning
Obsession with National Security
control through
fear
often isolationist
Militarism
build up of military power
Fascism (Continued)
Widespread corruption/cronyism
leaders benefit from
their own policies
bribes
nepotism
leaders/gov't hire relatives
cronyism
hire friends/assure profits for friends
leaders get their friends out of trouble
Religion and gov't
mixed together
the leader/nation has the church
and god's approval
religious leaders take on political power
or appear with politicians
religious leaders endorse politicians
Distrust of intellectuals
and artists
seen as a threat b/c of
intelligence and influence
open hostility towards higher ed
attack/distrust of science
Elections
elections either lack integrity or are perceived to lack integrity
leader/party creates doubt in the election
undercutting legitimacy of the gov't
hold sham elections
assassination or threats of violence against
political opponents
Corporate and private money
protected
mutually beneficial relationship
btw politicians and corporations
conflicts of interests from politician
Obsession with "law and order"
emergence of police abuses
must overlook abuses
in the name of supporting nationalism
secret police
Unions (Workers who organize)
suppressed
threat to private profits