The United Fascist State

There has already been a "fascist takeover." The Demagogues and Republicons represent corporate interests and enforce those ambitions by attacking, invading, occupying and exploiting nations abroad while stifling dissent and curtailing civil rights at home.  The United States executive branch, both houses of congress, and the U.S. judiciary are bought and paid for by transnational economic cartels.

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. This technique was used extensively when ratcheting up attacks during the Iraq war.
       President Barack Obama delivers "New Nationalism" Address on the Economy at Osawatomie High School, Kansas, on 6 December 2011.  http://www.youtube.com/embed/W_oEWrBKHTA

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." These people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc. "Rendering" is a prime example.
       http://www.newcivilisation.com/home/2254/international-affairs/guantanamo-anniversary-confirms-us-exceptionalism-and-disdain-of-human-rights/

3. Identification of Enemies or 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.  The people of Iran have become scapegoats while right wing syncophants advochttp://theissueslist.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-united-fascist-state.htmlate war with Iran.

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.  The G.W. Bush administration bankrupted every state in the union and drove us into economic crisis with unfunded wars of choice. Obama embraces the Bush agenda.

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.  http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sexism-pervade-white-house/story?id=14559177#.Ucht4_FhJ4w  

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. Obama's recent moves for absolute control of the media have become a real concern.  http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/who-owns-the-media-the-6-monolithic-corporations-that-control-almost-everything-we-watch-hear-and-read

7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.     http://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-embrace-obamas-controversial-picks-for-national-security-team/

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. All three Abrahamic traditions oppose wars of choice, but Bush and Obama, while claiming religious fealty, continued to pursue platforms based in endless war.  http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2009/0122/p01s02-usgn.html

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.  http://clearingthefogradio.org/escalation-protecting-corporate-interests-terrorism-in-the-us/

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. Union membership is dwindling, now around 8% http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120902/articles/120909952

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 curtailed or openly attacked.
nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/whither-moral-courage.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

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.  (DHS & NSA)   http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130523/OPINION03/305230086/Obama-staff-has-lost-sense-balance-over-leaks-obsession

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.
Fortune 500 firms often pay nothing for our US timber and oil.
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/edward-snowden-and-booz-how-privatizing-leads-to-crony-corruption/277052/

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.
 http://harpers.org/archive/2005/08/none-dare-call-it-stolen/

Notes:  http://rense.com/general37/fascism.htm