14 Points of fascism (part 3)

clipped from www.oldamericancentury.org 10.) Labor Power is Suppressed: Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed. 11.) Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts: Fascist 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 is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts. 12.) Obsession with Crime and Punishment: Under fascist 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 fascist nations 13.) Rampant Cronyism and Corruption: 14. Fraudulent Elections: America is headed for a soft dictatorship by the end of Bush’s second term.

Considering the military capacity of the powerbrokers, this regime is making all other terrorist organizations pale into insignificance. What is most antagonistic about the situation is the way they appear to gloat. When they say George W is clutching at straws, they will mean straws with an axe concealed, a bundle the Romans knew as Fasces. When did the President stop being one of the people ? When he was elected. You can avoid the Law, ignore the law, 'be' above the Law, or even believe the Law is yours to write, but the Law of Nature will overrule.
Remember King Canute ? By insulating themselves from the people, and the problems of every day life, the elite become weak in body and spirit, preferring to let money talk for them. When they have to face the reality of survival, they are left defenceless. People can go deaf to the sound of paper.

If Fascism is to be overcome, we have to show that it is maintained by fiction, and fear. Like a horror story that people are prepared to believe. More and more people are refusing to believe lies that are contrary to known facts, as their only validation is in the reputation of a politician with a vested interest, or an 'Official' Government Report.