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14 Signs of Fascism
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Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
Worringly, I reckon the UK shows 11 out of 14 signs of fascism. (4, 5 and 8 being not obvious ticks).
How about your country?
How about your country?
halbhh
The wonder and awe of "all things".
Good question, lemme see....
Ok, I'm counting 6 over the line, with 2 more part way there, but not enough to be majority or most of the time.
It's very concerning to hear you see the UK is higher on that scale. I didn't realize the U.K. would be in trouble this way, but I don't read a large amount of in-country UK news.
Here in the U.S. we were worse in 2020 than we are now on this scale -- we've got a little improvement now under Biden. Now it's clear that in spite of the attempt by Trump to steal the election, the system held, and rebuffed the attempt, so, for now, I counted 'fraudulent elections' as not severe enough to make it over the line. They were mostly free and mostly fair. Whether the democratic vote could be blocked and suppressed some by the new laws republican state legislatures are passing isn't yet a sure thing.
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
Yesterday the proposed laws (bills) for this next period of parliament were announced (as read out by Her Madge). The government has an 80 seat majority and so they'll pass. What's coming will make it possible for the Prime Minister to control when a general election takes place, make it harder for people to vote, make it harder to challenge government decisions, and make it harder for anyone to protest about any of this.
I reckon 4 is on the way up, 2 navy war ships to disperse some french fishermen. Spending is on the increase and there is lots of 'we are ready for war" posturing
Here in the US, the most obvious sign, to the casual foreign tourist, is #1 -- with the the proliferation of chauvinist symbols like flags and flag bunting everywhere, and the transformation of sports events to political rallies, with flags, anthems, standing to attention, &c.
We're looking much like Germany in the '30s:
I don't think the original architect would approve of this:
File:New York Stock Exchange Facade.JPG - Wikimedia.
We're looking much like Germany in the '30s:
I don't think the original architect would approve of this:
File:New York Stock Exchange Facade.JPG - Wikimedia.
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Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Wow! Just like the Democrats!
Orbit
I'm a planet
So you maintain Trump is the same as a Democrat? That's rather creative.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Well Trump was a Democrat in the past. ;0]
exchemist
Veteran Member
I was about to say that 6 does not apply either, but then I remembered this mad idea of putting Paul "Double C*** " Dacre forward to chair Ofcom, and the attempt by Murdoch to start a right wing TV channel......
So maybe if these things do come to pass, we can tick that box too.
King Phenomenon
Well-Known Member
Guess We should abandon everything and go back to living in Huts. That’ll solve everything right?
exchemist
Veteran Member
What's this? Your entry for a Non-Sequitur of the Week competition?
King Phenomenon
Well-Known Member
You’ll have to speak simply. I’m a simple manWhat's this? Your entry for a Non-Sequitur of the Week competition?
Can we? I've always wanted a hut....
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
King Phenomenon
Well-Known Member
With a little window
This will be fun.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
Even when America was fighting Fascism it displayed almost all of those. It still does. It never really stopped.