JediKnight wrote:
Ok....since you insist on being obtuse, I challenge you to read (for yourself) exactly what Trump has been up to, and then come back and engage me. After reading the article at this link, it should be crystal clear (even to you) that Trump is unqualified, unfit, and a natural embarrassment to the entire country....go here, if you dare:
http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htmand yes, the (majority) of talking heads at Fox are indeed i***ts, and you can quote me on that.
Fourteen Defining
Characteristics Of F*****m
By Dr. Lawrence Britt
Source Free Inquiry.co
5-28-3
Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the f*****t regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - F*****t regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. F**gs are seen everywhere, as are f**g symbols on clothing and in public displays.
<<So any patriotism should be quashed because it has been used by f*****ts? That is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.>>
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in f*****t regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
<<And soo? When has Trump advocated ignoring human rights?>>
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; c*******ts; socialists, terrorists, etc.
<<So you believe that if someone promises to k**l you, you should not try to protect yourself? Oh riiight. You should bribe them to delay k*****g you for a few years with $150 billion.>>
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
<<If the military hadn't been gutted it wouldn't take so much to keep it strong. Nor is the domestic agenda being ignored. Look at our economy. Instead of feel good patronizing promises, strengthening the economy helps most Americans. For example; we now have the lowest unemployment rate for b****s ever.>>
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of f*****t nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under f*****t regimes, traditional g****r roles are made more rigid. Divorce, a******n and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
<<Reread your history. A******ns and sterilizations were MANDATED for anyone not fitting the pure ideal early on in N**i Germany. Later undesirables were simply exterminated.>>
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
<<Yup. Like under the Obama administration. Intimidation by the use of the Espionage Act, while encouraging the populace to accept wh**ever they are told. Definitely NOT what Trump is doing. He has not used any government intimidation. He has been more accessible to the media than most presidents. And he has encouraged the populace to question the veracity of what they are told.>>
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
<<Fear mongering is what has been and is being used by the left. Even the creation of "safe spaces" is encouraging people to be afraid. Trump's message has been one of hope, p***e in accomplishment, and setting the bar high.>>
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in f*****t nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
<<So the author has left off with the f*****t comparison? F*****t nations undermine, ban, or destroy religion. Our Constitution was written to protect religion from government interference. Trump addressed the infringement of the government on religion during his campaign. He wanted to return to the Constitutional separation of religion from government. As things stood when he was elected, government had infringed unconstitutionally on religions. >>
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a f*****t nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
<<In f*****ts nations the government takes over businesses. Those businesses who toe the line may be left alone for a while. But ultimately they are all following thew dictates of their leaders.>>
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a f*****t government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
<<While there is more than a little t***h to that, unions have been going down for decades with no help from Trump.>>
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - F*****t nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
<<And who has been censored let alone arrested? Free expression is allowed to ALL Americans, including our President.>>
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under f*****t regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in f*****t nations.
<<This author doesn't seem to understand that the rule of law PROTECTS the citizens from police usurpation of power. Trump stands for the rule of law as outlined in our constitution. Our constitution is written to protect the citizens FROM the government. Not to give power to the government over the citizens. Since civics ceased being taught in public schools, many young people are clueless of this concept.>>
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - F*****t regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in f*****t regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
<<And just how does cronyism apply to Trump even as much let alone more than previous presidents? As for appropiating resources and treasures, Trump has given back at least part of what Obama appropriated from western states.>>
14. F********t E******ns - Sometimes e******ns in f*****t nations are a complete sham. Other times e******ns are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control v****g numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. F*****t nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control e******ns.
<<You mean like encouraging v***r f***d by discouraging the use of v**er ID? How about that media manipulation. You can see by how much they praise him that he manipulates the media. And how bout the smear campaign of: 1) A phony dossier. 2) A foreign government posting a large amount of anti-Trump messages on social media. 3) Threatening e*****rs to change their v**es {A true f*****t tradition}.>>