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Bluetus

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3. That seems to be a sanitized, whitewashed, kinder and gentler translation of the 14 characteristics
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:52 AM
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Just for the record, here is the original list as stated by Lawrence Britt. While the two lists are parallel, I find the original list much easier to understand and recognize. And we are now running white-hot on almost all 14 items in this list, with the only possible exceptions being 5 and 14. 5 and 14 are major, major concerns, but maybe not at the white-hot stage. We are fully there on the other 12. We are in a de facto fascist state NOW, although it will be more obvious if Trump is able to consolidate this and formally suspend the Constitution and survive the next election cycle.

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
4. Supremacy of the Military
5. Rampant Sexism
6. Controlled Mass Media
7. Obsession with National Security
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined
9. Protection of Corporate Power
10. Suppression of Labor Power
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
14. Fraudulent Elections

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