Dr. Lawrence Britt examined the fascist regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Suharto and Pinochet. He found 14 defining characteristics common to each, which he refers to as the identifying characteristics of fascism:

• Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
• Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
• Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
• Supremacy of the Military
• Rampant Sexism
• Controlled Mass Media
• Obsession with National Security
• Religion and Government are Intertwined
• Corporate Power is protected
• Labor Power is suppressed
• Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
• Obsession with Crime and Punishment
• Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
• Fraudulent Elections

Sound familiar?

[edited repost from 2015]