Do you think Barack Hussein 0bama is a fascist?

[john_stolworthy]

Fascist, no.

14 traits of fascism:
-Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - didn't his wife say something about not being proud to be an American?
-Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights- if anything, in this regard, he seems to be the anti-fascist
-Identification of Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause -sounds more like his predecessors "Axis of Evil"
-Supremacy of the Military -didn't the Republican candidate last time complain about him gutting the military?
-Rampant Sexism -he signed the Lily Ledbedder Act
-Controlled Mass Media - Fox News still exists
-Obsession with National Security -not necessarily a bad thing
-Religion and Government are Intertwined - isn't this part of the Republican platform?
-Corporate Power is Protected - this seems to occur regardless of who is in the White House
-Labor Power is Suppressed - Obama is pro-union
-Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - again, this seems to happen more on the other side of the aisle
-Obsession with Crime and Punishment -foregoing civil liberties in the name of patriotism? Patriot Act anyone?
-Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - again, this seems to occur regardless of who is in the White House
-Fraudulent Elections - i won't get into redistricting, Bush v Gore, voter suppression, and proposing changing the electoral college

So, fascist, no, but he does have some socialist tendencies.

Nice to see you again Robin