What would happen to this country if right wing fundamentalists had their way?

What would happen to the gay community, scientific research, medical research, science classes in schools, minorities, and muslims in this country?

What would happen to this country if right wing fundamentalists had their way?
Exactly whats happening right now.





1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism -


Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.





2. Disdain for


the Recognition of Human Rights -


Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist 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.





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; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.





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.





5. Rampant Sexism -


The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.





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.





7. Obsession with National Security -


Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.





8. Religion and Government are Intertwined -


Governments in fascist 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.





9. Corporate Power is Protected -


The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.





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 and letters is openly attacked.





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 -


Fascist 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 fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.





14. Fraudulent Elections -


Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
Reply:The USA would be just like iran or saudi arabia.
Reply:Agreed. They haven't completely gotten their way...but this country is fair more right than left. I fear that if we as a country were forced to veer to the far right...we would have no gay community in the country and that is not fair at all. I think that children would be forced to learn stuff in the public schools that should be left for other private and religious schools. I would fear that my thoughts as a leftie would be thought as terroristic.
Reply:right wing polices fueled one of the biggest problems of 21 century, terrorism.
Reply:If the religious right got any more powerful, it would be time for the left to embrace total radicalization. I would help to organize massive anti-fundamentalist protests, blockade their political organizations, encourage general labor and student strikes, and in general get really militant to shut the right wing agenda down. Especially with regard to women and gays, who would become the vanguard of the new revolutionary left.





Thankfully the influence of the religious right seems to have peaked already so I won't have to join the Red Brigades after all...:P
Reply:The same that is happening now: bad economy, lost jobs, uneeded wars, open borders, broken national security, and excessive spending.
Reply:It's already happened....look around you.





Who do you think has been in charge the last almost 8 years??
Reply:There would be lowered taxes and more economic prosperity thus resulting in more advancements in medicine and science. Minorities in inner cities would finally be able to arm and protect themselves as would gays who would no longer need to fear being bashed. Schools would be private and much better run and would probably stop wasting time and resources on teaching pseudoscience like global warming.
Reply:Our country would cease to be the great country that it is, as intolerance, self-righteousness, and ignorance would abound. No more esteemed scientific departments, nor most academia, for that matter, would exist. The bastions for learning and thought would move back to Europe and other places. The country would be wrapped in Zionism, in nationalism, and make foolish, religious-based policy decisions which would result in the detriment of society and global relation. The world doesn't need the US to turn into Iran or Saudi Arabia. The US would cease to provide liberty the day it becomes a religious theocracy ruled by the fallacies and myths found in the Bible.
Reply:have you been asleep for the past 8 years?
Reply:EXACTLY what is happening right now ... silly breeder rabbit.





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Peace y'all
Reply:Probably the same thing as if liberals and militant Islamists had their way.

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