14 Warning Signs of Fascism

The Early Warning Signs of Fascism

During the 2016 election, the poster to the right made the rounds on the internet. This poster was sold at the Holocaust Museum in their gift shop.

The Early Warning Signs of Fascism gave us 14 warning signs that fascism was taking hold of a government, putting human rights in jeopardy.

As the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump took an unprecedented amount of executive power when he declared a National Emergency to free up funds to build his border wall. This prompted immediate action by numerous government watchdog groups who filed lawsuits against Trump’s authoritarian, unconstitutional action. In other words, Trump is being sued for his fascist power grab.

Fascism in the United States

Even before Donald Trump, there were signs of fascism rising in the United States. In fact, much of our history can be called fascist. While we can only cover so much in a single article, let’s try to break this down a bit.

Fascism in American History

US history is riddled with fascist ideologies and laws. In fact, it was reported that Adolf Hitler’s genocides were inspired by our own genocide of indigenous peoples. Our condemnation of Nazi Germany is hypocritical only because we do not spend equal time in history classes identifying and condemning our own fascist history.

Nationalism Trump declared himself a nationalist Right-wing pundits attempt to redefine nationalism x x YouTube Video

Disdain for Human Rights Indigenous Genocides Kidnapping of Indigenous & Black Children Slavery Japanese-American Concentration Camps Jim Crowe Laws Muslim Ban DAPL: Dakota Access Pipeline Alien and Sedition Acts Under John Adams

Enemies as a Unifying Cause Feminists called Feminazis Black people, Civil Rights Leaders, and Black Lives Matter Mexicans, Hispanics, Latinos Immigrants, both legal and undocumented Muslims and the Muslim ban Jewish people Democrats The Media Hillary Clinton Barack Obama



x Ã¢ÂÂThese guys, the investigators, ought to be in jail. What they have done, working with the Obama intelligence agencies, is simply unprecedented. This is one of the greatest political hoaxes ever perpetrated on the people of this Country, and Mueller is a coverup.Ã¢ÂÂ Rush Limbaugh — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2019

Military Supremacy Military members are indentured servants War for profit and political power Endless foreign wars Use of terrorism fears to maintain support Lying to justify war (Iraq and WMDs, for example)



Rampant Sexism Women’s Suffrage did not occur until 1920 It was legal for credit card companies to discriminate against women until 1974 Women were prevented from serving on juries during various points in history Husbands were legally allowed to rape their wives Domestic violence was legal Women could not hold certain jobs at various points in history



Controlled Mass Media Most media is corporate owned and maintains corporate interest Fox News is Trump TV Free Press is under attack by 45th President Attempts to remove press from White House (Jim Acosta, CNN) Calls for “retribution” against media the government (Trump) does not like Sedition Act of 1918



x Nothing funny about tired Saturday Night Live on Fake News NBC! Question is, how do the Networks get away with these total Republican hit jobs without retribution? Likewise for many other shows? Very unfair and should be looked into. This is the real Collusion! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2019

Obsession with National Security Post-9/11 justification of lost liberty (Patriot Act) Homeland Security Formation of ICE (Gestapo) Border Walls Separation of Families at the Border NSA (National Security Agency) Trump’s Fake National Emergency Muslim Ban Japanese-American Concentration Camps in WWII



Religion and Government Intertwined Pledge of Allegiance modified in the 1950s to include “Under God” “In God, We Trust” added in the 1950s Religious Liberty = Freedom to Discriminate Gay Marriage Bans LGBT Military Bans Anti-Abortion Legislation Using the Bible to Justify Moving the Embassy into Jerusalem “God wanted Trump to be President” claims by right-wing pundits & government officials “Bible Literacy” in Texas schools



Obsession With Crime and Punishment War on Drugs to target political enemies & minorities Nixon Bush Sr. Clinton Bush Jr. Trump Prohibition 13th Amendment & Loss of Rights (watch Netflix documentary)



Rampant Cronyism and Corruption Money in Politics War Profiteering Oligarchy

Fraudulent Elections Bush Jr v Gore Bush lost the popular vote Later revealed he also lost the electoral college Supreme Court, not the people, chose Bush Jr 2016 elections Russian interference Wikileaks Roger Stone Paul Manafort Florida 2000 2018 Georgia Governor’s Race 2018 Suppressing the Black Vote throughout history Gerrymandering Electoral College



Clearly, fascism has always been present in the United States. But has it increased under Donald Trump? Or has it reemerged in response to reduced fascism during eight years of Obama leadership? What is your position?